| Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild Inc. | |
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| Argued October 5, 1998 Decided November 3, 1998 | |
| Full case name | Naomi Marquez, Petitioner v. Screen Actors Guild, Incorporated, et al. |
| Citations | 525 U.S. 33 (more) 119 S. Ct. 292; 142 L. Ed. 2d 242; 1998 U.S. LEXIS 7110; 67 U.S.L.W. 4001; 136 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 10,274; 159 L.R.R.M. 2641; 98 Cal. Daily Op. Service 8181; 98 Daily Journal DAR 11327 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On writ of cert. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Subsequent | None |
| Holding | |
| The union (SAG) did not breach its duty of fair representation merely by negotiating a union security clause that uses the language derived from the NLRA § 8(a)(3) without explaining in the contract agreement the Court's interpretation of that language. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | O'Connor, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by Thomas |
| Laws applied | |
| National Labor Relations Act | |
Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild Inc., 525 U.S. 33 (1998), was a United States Supreme Court decision involving the validity of a union shop contract.[1]