National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards v. Arnold
348 U.S. 37 · Decided November 22, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards v. Arnold was decided on November 22, 1954 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Contempt of court or Congress” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 37 · 75 S. Ct. 92 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 46 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2639
- Docket number
- 19
- Decided
- November 22, 1954
- Argued
- October 15, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Contempt of court or Congress
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards v. Arnold et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-006, docket 1954-006-01.
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