Supreme Court of the United States

Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17 — Scalia, J., Concurring

November 28, 2000531 U.S. 57

Summary

Justice Scalia concurs in the judgment because he agrees no public policy prevents reinstatement, but he critiques the Court's dictum endorsing federal courts' power to invoke public policy exceptions absent a violation of positive law.