United States v. International Union United Automobile
352 U.S. 567 · Decided March 11, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
United States v. International Union United Automobile was decided on March 11, 1957 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Campaign spending” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 352 U.S. 567 · 77 S. Ct. 529 · 1 L. Ed. 2d 563 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1638
- Docket number
- 44
- Decided
- March 11, 1957
- Argued
- December 3, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Felix Frankfurter
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Campaign spending
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 610
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. International Union United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw-Cio)
SCDB identifiers: case 1956-050, docket 1956-050-01.
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