Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America v. National Labor Relations Board
352 U.S. 153 · Decided December 10, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on December 10, 1956 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Judicial review of agency actions” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 352 U.S. 153 · 77 S. Ct. 159 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 207 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1676
- Docket number
- 40
- Decided
- December 10, 1956
- Argued
- November 14, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William O. Douglas
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial review of agency actions
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority |
Full case caption
Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, AFL-CIO, v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-015, docket 1956-015-01.
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