National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council
341 U.S. 675 · Decided June 4, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council was decided on June 4, 1951 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management secondary activity” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 341 U.S. 675 · 71 S. Ct. 943 · 95 L. Ed. 2d 1284 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2409
- Docket number
- 393
- Decided
- June 4, 1951
- Argued
- February 27, 1951
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management secondary activity
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | |
| 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
National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1950-095, docket 1950-095-01.
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