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ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY CO. v. BURLEY et al. (1946)
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| ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY CO. v. BURLEY et al. |
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| Term: 1945 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 15, 1945 |
| Decided: March 25, 1946 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge |
| Dissenting |
| Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • Harlan Fiske Stone |
ELGIN, JOLIET & EASTERN RAILWAY CO. v. BURLEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1946. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1945.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Unions - Union-union member dispute (except as pertains to union or closed shop)
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 327 U.S. 661
- How the court took jurisdiction: Rehearing or restored to calendar for reargument
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Wiley Rutledge
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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