MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. JOYCE AGENCY, INC. (1955)

MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. JOYCE AGENCY, INC.
	Term: 1954
Important Dates
	Argued: February 4, 1955
	Decided: February 28, 1955
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Earl Warren

MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. JOYCE AGENCY, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1955. The case was argued before the court on February 4, 1955.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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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: 348 U.S. 945
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.