HUMPHREY et al. v. MOORE et al. (1964)

HUMPHREY et al. v. MOORE et al.
	Term: 1963
Important Dates
	Argued: October 16, 1963
	Decided: January 6, 1964
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Hugo Black • Tom Clark • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II

HUMPHREY et al. v. MOORE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 16, 1963.

In a 5-4 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 Kentucky State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union member
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 375 U.S. 335
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

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.