NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BRANDMAN IRON CO. (1962)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BRANDMAN IRON CO.
	Term: 1961
Important Dates
	Decided: January 15, 1962
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
	William Douglas

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BRANDMAN IRON CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1962.

In an 8-1 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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
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: 368 U.S. 399
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
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 conservative.