BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD CO. et al. (1960) - Ballotpedia

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BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD CO. et al.

Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1960
Decided: June 20, 1960
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
John Harlan II • Potter Stewart

BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1960. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1960.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: working conditions
Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 363 U.S. 528
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Earl Warren

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.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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