NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANT MILLING CO. (1959)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANT MILLING CO.
	Term: 1958
Important Dates
	Argued: May 20, 1959
	Decided: June 15, 1959
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FANT MILLING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1959. The case was argued before the court on May 20, 1959.

In a 9-0 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: bargaining
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: 360 U.S. 301
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: Potter Stewart

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.