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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. CHENEY CALIFORNIA LUMBER CO. (1946)

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. CHENEY CALIFORNIA LUMBER CO. |
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Term: 1945 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 9, 1946 |
Decided: February 25, 1946 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge |
Concurring |
Harlan Fiske Stone |
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. CHENEY CALIFORNIA LUMBER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1946. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1946.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth 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: Forest products, lumber, or logging company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 327 U.S. 385
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter
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.
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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