National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America
357 U.S. 357 · Decided June 30, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America was decided on June 30, 1958 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management union literature distribution” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 357 U.S. 357 · 78 S. Ct. 1268 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 1383 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1799
- Docket number
- 81
- Decided
- June 30, 1958
- Argued
- January 29, 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
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management union literature distribution
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor 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 | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America, CIO, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-137, docket 1957-137-01.
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