MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. KING PACKING CO. (1956)

MITCHELL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, v. KING PACKING CO.
	Term: 1955
Important Dates
	Argued: November 16, 1955
	Decided: January 30, 1956
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
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. KING PACKING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 30, 1956. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1955.

In a 9-0 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 Idaho 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: 350 U.S. 260
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: Earl Warren

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.