NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. MATTISON MACHINE WORKS (1961)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. MATTISON MACHINE WORKS
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: January 9, 1961
	Decided: January 23, 1961
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
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. MATTISON MACHINE WORKS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1961. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1961.

In a 9-0 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: 365 U.S. 123
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.