Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board
348 U.S. 96 · Decided December 6, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on December 6, 1954 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management bargaining” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 96 · 75 S. Ct. 176 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 125 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2638
- Docket number
- 21
- Decided
- December 6, 1954
- Argued
- October 18, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management bargaining
- Issue area
- Unions
- 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 | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-011, docket 1954-011-01.
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