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HILL et al. v. FLORIDA EX REL. WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL (1945)

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HILL et al. v. FLORIDA EX REL. WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL |
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Term: 1944 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 4, 1945 |
Decided: June 11, 1945 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge |
Concurring |
Harlan Fiske Stone |
Dissenting |
Felix Frankfurter • Owen Josephus Roberts |
HILL et al. v. FLORIDA EX REL. WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1945. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1945.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: bargaining
- Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Florida
- Citation: 325 U.S. 538
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- 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: Hugo Black
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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