NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BURNUP & SIMS, INC. (1964)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BURNUP & SIMS, INC.
	Term: 1964
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1964
	Decided: November 9, 1964
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	John Harlan II

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BURNUP & SIMS, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 9, 1964. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1964.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: employee discharge
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: 379 U.S. 21
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.