Mitchell v. Lublin
358 U.S. 207 · Decided January 12, 1959 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Mitchell v. Lublin was decided on January 12, 1959 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Fair Labor Standards Act” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 358 U.S. 207 · 79 S. Ct. 260 · 3 L. Ed. 2d 243 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1749
- Docket number
- 37
- Decided
- January 12, 1959
- Argued
- October 21, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Fair Labor Standards 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 Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Lublin, McGaughy & Associates et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1958-024, docket 1958-024-01.
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