Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board
347 U.S. 17 · Decided February 1, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on February 1, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Union-union member disputes” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 17 · 74 S. Ct. 323 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 455 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2690
- Docket number
- 5
- Decided
- February 1, 1954
- Argued
- January 8, 1953
- Reargued
- November 9, 1953
- 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
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Union-union member disputes
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Concurrence | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Concurrence | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, AFL, v. National Labor Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-035, docket 1953-035-01.
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