| Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Mine Workers | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued October 2, 2000 Decided November 28, 2000 |
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| Full case name | Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al. | |||||
| Citations | 531 U.S. 57 (more) 121 S. Ct. 462; 148 L. Ed. 2d 354; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 8083; 16 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1633; 165 L.R.R.M. 2865; 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 15 |
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| Prior history | On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |||||
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| Majority | Breyer, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg | |||||
| Concurrence | Scalia, joined by Thomas | |||||
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. Mine Workers, 531 U.S. 57 (2000)[1], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that public policy considerations do not require courts to refuse to enforce an arbitration award ordering an employer to reinstate an employee truck driver who twice tested positive for marijuana.