American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
380 U.S. 300 · Decided March 29, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on March 29, 1965 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management employee discharge” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 380 U.S. 300 · 85 S. Ct. 955 · 13 L. Ed. 2d 855 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2310
- Docket number
- 255
- Decided
- March 29, 1965
- Argued
- January 21, 1965
- 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
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management employee discharge
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Special concurrence | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-064, docket 1964-064-01.
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