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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANSTEEL METALLURGICAL CORP. (1939)

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANSTEEL METALLURGICAL CORP. |
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Term: 1938 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 12, 1939 |
Decided: February 27, 1939 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-2 |
Majority |
Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts |
Concurring |
Harlan Fiske Stone |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • Stanley Reed |
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANSTEEL METALLURGICAL CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1939. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1939.
In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh 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.
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: Business, corporation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 306 U.S. 240
- 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: Charles Evans Hughes
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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