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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FAINBLATT et al. (1939)

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FAINBLATT et al.
Term: 1938
Important Dates
Argued: March 8, 1939
Decided: April 17, 1939
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-2
Majority
Hugo BlackFelix FrankfurterCharles Evans HughesStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Pierce ButlerJames Clark McReynolds

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FAINBLATT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1939. The case was argued before the court on March 8, 1939.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
  • Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 306 U.S. 601
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.

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