AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES v. TRI-CITY CENTRAL TRADES COUNCIL et al. (1921)

AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES v. TRI-CITY CENTRAL TRADES COUNCIL et al.
	Term: 1921
Important Dates
	Argued: January 17, 1919
	Decided: December 5, 1921
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Dissenting
	John Hessin Clarke

AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES v. TRI-CITY CENTRAL TRADES COUNCIL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1921. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1919.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: antistrike injunction
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: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 257 U.S. 184
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Howard Taft

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.