Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex Rel. Virginia State Bar

377 U.S. 1 · Decided April 20, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex Rel. Virginia State Bar was decided on April 20, 1964 by a vote of 6–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Potter Stewart.

Full case caption

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia ex Rel. Virginia State Bar

SCDB identifiers: case 1963-100, docket 1963-100-01.

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