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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS et al. v. GONZALES (1958)

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS et al. v. GONZALES |
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Term: 1957 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 12, 1957 |
Decided: May 26, 1958 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-2 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker |
Dissenting |
William Douglas • Earl Warren |
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS et al. v. GONZALES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1958. The case was argued before the court on December 12, 1957.
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Union member
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 356 U.S. 617
- 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: Felix Frankfurter
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.
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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