Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.
348 U.S. 61 · Decided December 6, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Castle v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc. was decided on December 6, 1954 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 61 · 75 S. Ct. 191 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 68 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2629
- Docket number
- 44
- Decided
- December 6, 1954
- Argued
- November 17, 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
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Motor Carrier Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| 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
Castle, Attorney General, et al. v. Hayes Freight Lines, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-008, docket 1954-008-01.
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- United States v. Rock Island Motor Transit Co.
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- Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
- General Drivers v. American Tobacco Co., Inc.
- Carroll v. LanzaAltered precedent
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