International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Etc. Union v. Hanke

339 U.S. 470 · Decided May 8, 1950 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Etc. Union v. Hanke was decided on May 8, 1950 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion announcing the judgment 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: William O. Douglas.

Full case caption

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Etc. Union, Local 309, et al. v. Hanke et Al., Doing Business as Atlas Auto Rebuild

SCDB identifiers: case 1949-073, docket 1949-073-01.

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