CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. et al. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. (1938)

CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. et al. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al.
	Term: 1938
Important Dates
	Argued: October 12, 1938
	Decided: December 5, 1938
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Concurring
	Hugo Black • Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed

CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. et al. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1938. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1938.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: bargaining
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 305 U.S. 197
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

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.