Calhoon v. Harvey
379 U.S. 134 · Decided December 7, 1964 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Calhoon v. Harvey was decided on December 7, 1964 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Union-union member disputes” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 379 U.S. 134 · 85 S. Ct. 292 · 13 L. Ed. 2d 190 · 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2148
- Docket number
- 17
- Decided
- December 7, 1964
- Argued
- October 20, 1964
- 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
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Union-union member disputes
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure 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 William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
Calhoon, President, or Peters, Secretary-Treasurer of District No. 1, National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO v. Harvey et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-011, docket 1964-011-01.
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