Local Union No. 10 v. Graham
345 U.S. 192 · Decided March 16, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Local Union No. 10 v. Graham was decided on March 16, 1953 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Union or closed shop” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 345 U.S. 192 · 73 S. Ct. 585 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 946 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2612
- Docket number
- 86
- Decided
- March 16, 1953
- Argued
- December 8, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Union or closed shop
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
Local Union No. 10, United Association of Journeymen Plumbers & Steamfitters, et al. v. Graham et Al., Trading as Graham Brothers
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-066, docket 1952-066-01.
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