Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract Employees
380 U.S. 650 · Decided April 28, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract Employees was decided on April 28, 1965 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Tom C. Clark 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
- 380 U.S. 650 · 85 S. Ct. 1192 · 14 L. Ed. 2d 133 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2293
- Docket number
- 138
- Decided
- April 28, 1965
- Argued
- March 4, 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Tom C. Clark
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial review of agency actions
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Railway Labor 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 | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees v. Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract Employees
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-088, docket 1964-088-01.
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