United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations
335 U.S. 106 · Decided June 21, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations was decided on June 21, 1948 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental corruption or regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 335 U.S. 106 · 68 S. Ct. 1349 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 1849 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2755
- Docket number
- 695
- Decided
- June 21, 1948
- Argued
- April 28, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental corruption or regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management 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 | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Congress of Industrial Organizations et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-113, docket 1947-113-01.
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