La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
336 U.S. 18 · Decided January 17, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board was decided on January 17, 1949 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 336 U.S. 18 · 69 S. Ct. 379 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 463 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 3018
- Docket number
- 38
- Decided
- January 17, 1949
- Argued
- November 18, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- William O. Douglas
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-027, docket 1948-027-01.
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