ALSTATE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. DURKIN, SECRETARY OF LABOR (1953)

ALSTATE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. DURKIN, SECRETARY OF LABOR
	Term: 1952
Important Dates
	Argued: February 2, 1953
	Decided: March 9, 1953
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Dissenting
	William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter

ALSTATE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. DURKIN, SECRETARY OF LABOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9, 1953. The case was argued before the court on February 2, 1953.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Labor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 345 U.S. 13
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.