NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. MAGNAVOX COMPANY OF TENNESSEE (1974)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. MAGNAVOX COMPANY OF TENNESSEE
	Term: 1973
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 1974
	Decided: February 27, 1974
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Dissenting
	Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. MAGNAVOX COMPANY OF TENNESSEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1974. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 1974.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: distribution of union literature
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: 415 U.S. 322
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Douglas

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.