United States Department of Defense, et al. v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al.
Decided February 23, 1994. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 92-1223 · 510 U.S. 487 (1994) · Cited 736 times
Holding
The Privacy Act forbids the disclosure of employee addresses to collective-bargaining representatives pursuant to requests made under the Labor Statute.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- David Hackett Souter · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 489 U.S. 749 (1989)
- Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
- United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts · 492 U.S. 136 (1989)
- United States Department of State v. Ray · 502 U.S. 164 (1991)
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
- Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
- Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
- Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co. · 394 U.S. 759 (1969)
- Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. · 285 U.S. 393 (1932)
- Rowan v. United States Post Office Department · 397 U.S. 728 (1970)
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89 (1983)
- United States Department of Justice v. Julian · 486 U.S. 1 (1988)
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