BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 262, ET AL. v. GAZZAM (1950)

BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 262, ET AL. v. GAZZAM
	Term: 1949
Important Dates
	Argued: February 9, 1950
	Decided: May 8, 1950
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
	Hugo Black

BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 262, ET AL. v. GAZZAM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1950. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1950.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 339 U.S. 532
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: Sherman Minton

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 conservative.