Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska v. Aragon
329 U.S. 143 · Decided December 9, 1946 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska v. Aragon was decided on December 9, 1946 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management working conditions” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 329 U.S. 143 · 67 S. Ct. 245 · 91 L. Ed. 136 · 1946 U.S. LEXIS 3047
- Docket number
- 25
- Decided
- December 9, 1946
- Argued
- February 27, 1946
- Reargued
- November 13, 1946
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management working conditions
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Territorial statute
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska et al. v. Aragon et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1946-009, docket 1946-009-01.
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