United Automobile v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
351 U.S. 266 · Decided June 4, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
United Automobile v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board was decided on June 4, 1956 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 351 U.S. 266 · 76 S. Ct. 794 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 1162 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1708
- Docket number
- 530
- Decided
- June 4, 1956
- Argued
- April 24, 1956
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-086, docket 1955-086-01.
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