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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al. v. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES ASSN. et al. (1942)

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al. v. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES ASSN. et al.
Term: 1941
Important Dates
Argued: February 3, 1942
Decided: March 2, 1942
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackJames ByrnesWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION et al. v. RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES ASSN. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1942. The case was argued before the court on February 3, 1942.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: working conditions
  • Petitioner: Interstate Commerce Commission
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 315 U.S. 373
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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 conservative.

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