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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INSURANCE AGENTS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO (1960)

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INSURANCE AGENTS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO |
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Term: 1959 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 7, 1959 |
Decided: February 23, 1960 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren |
Dissenting |
Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Charles Whittaker |
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INSURANCE AGENTS' INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1960. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1959.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.
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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: Union, labor organization, or official of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 361 U.S. 477
- 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: William Brennan
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.
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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