J. F. FITZGERALD CONSTRUCTION CO. v. PEDERSEN (1945) - Ballotpedia

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J. F. FITZGERALD CONSTRUCTION CO. v. PEDERSEN

Term: 1944
Important Dates
Argued: February 5, 1945
Decided: April 9, 1945
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone

J. F. FITZGERALD CONSTRUCTION CO. v. PEDERSEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 9, 1945. The case was argued before the court on February 5, 1945.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: Construction industry
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 324 U.S. 720
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: Stanley Reed

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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