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IN THE MATTER OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1938)

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IN THE MATTER OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD |
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Term: 1937 |
Important Dates |
Argued: May 23, 1938 |
Decided: May 31, 1938 |
Outcome |
Stay, petition, or motion granted |
Vote |
6-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Charles Evans Hughes • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
Dissenting |
Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds |
IN THE MATTER OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1938. The case was argued before the court on May 23, 1938.
In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
- Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 304 U.S. 486
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts
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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