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MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. BUDD et al. (1956)

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MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. BUDD et al. |
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Term: 1955 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 29, 1956 |
Decided: March 26, 1956 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Earl Warren |
MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. BUDD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 26, 1956. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1956.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Northern U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
- Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
- 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: 350 U.S. 473
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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