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LOS ANGELES MEAT & PROVISION DRIVERS UNION et al. v. UNITED STATES (1962)

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LOS ANGELES MEAT & PROVISION DRIVERS UNION et al. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1962
Important Dates
Argued: October 10, 1962
Decided: November 19, 1962
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Hugo BlackTom ClarkJohn Harlan IIPotter StewartEarl WarrenByron White
Concurring
William BrennanArthur Goldberg
Dissenting
William Douglas

LOS ANGELES MEAT & PROVISION DRIVERS UNION et al. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 19, 1962. The case was argued before the court on October 10, 1962.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Union antitrust: legality of anticompetitive union activity
  • Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 371 U.S. 94
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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.

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