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EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP. v. MINE WORKERS

No. 99-1038.

531 U.S. 57 (2000)

EASTERN ASSOCIATED COAL CORP. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, DISTRICT 17, et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided November 28, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Roberts, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David G. Leitch, H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Ronald E. Meisburg, Anna M. Dailey, and Donna C. Kelly.

John R. Mooney argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Jonathan P. Hiatt, James B. Coppess, Judith Rivlin, Charles F. Donnelly, and Laurence Gold.

Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Ogden, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, William Kanter, Mark W. Pennak, Nancy E. McFadden, Paul M. Geier, and Peter J. Plocki.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined, p. 67.

Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

A labor arbitrator ordered an employer to reinstate an employee truck driver who had twice tested positive for marijuana. The question before us is whether considerations of public policy require courts to refuse to enforce that arbitration award. We conclude that they do not. The courts may enforce the award. And the employer must reinstate, rather than discharge, the employee.

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