BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. ET AL. v. NEW YORK STATE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1947)

BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. ET AL. v. NEW YORK STATE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1946
Important Dates
	Argued: December 14, 1946
	Decided: April 7, 1947
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
	Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge

BETHLEHEM STEEL CO. ET AL. v. NEW YORK STATE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1947. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1946.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
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: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: New York
Citation: 330 U.S. 767
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

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.