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BUSBY et al. v. ELECTRIC UTILITIES EMPLOYEES UNION, ETC. (1944)

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BUSBY et al. v. ELECTRIC UTILITIES EMPLOYEES UNION, ETC.
Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: November 17, 1944
Decided: December 4, 1944
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsWiley RutledgeHarlan Fiske Stone

BUSBY et al. v. ELECTRIC UTILITIES EMPLOYEES UNION, ETC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1944. The case was argued before the court on November 17, 1944.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: certification (cf. objection to reason for denial of certiorari or appeal)
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 323 U.S. 72
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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