Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard
343 U.S. 768 · Decided June 9, 1952 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard was decided on June 9, 1952 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 343 U.S. 768 · 72 S. Ct. 1022 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 1283 · 1952 U.S. LEXIS 2690
- Docket number
- 458
- Decided
- June 9, 1952
- Argued
- April 22, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Employment discrimination (race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, working conditions)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Norris-LaGuardia 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al. v. Howard et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1951-092, docket 1951-092-01.
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