NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FALK CORPORATION (1940)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FALK CORPORATION
	Term: 1939
Important Dates
	Argued: December 8, 1939
	Decided: January 2, 1940
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FALK CORPORATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1940. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1939.

In a 7-0 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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: representative election
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: 308 U.S. 453
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: Hugo Black

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.