Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
348 U.S. 468 · Decided March 28, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. was decided on March 28, 1955 unanimously (8–0). 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 “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 468 · 75 S. Ct. 480 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 546 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1455
- Docket number
- 97
- Decided
- March 28, 1955
- Argued
- February 2, 1955
- 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
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- 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)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
Weber et al. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-045, docket 1954-045-01.
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