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MABEE et al. v. WHITE PLAINS PUBLISHING CO. (1946)
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| MABEE et al. v. WHITE PLAINS PUBLISHING CO. |
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| Term: 1945 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 5, 1945 |
| Decided: February 11, 1946 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 7-1 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Dissenting |
| Frank Murphy |
MABEE et al. v. WHITE PLAINS PUBLISHING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 11, 1946. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1945.
In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 327 U.S. 178
- 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: William Douglas
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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