NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES, INC. (1938)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES, INC.
	Term: 1937
Important Dates
	Argued: February 4, 1938
	Decided: February 28, 1938
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1938. The case was argued before the court on February 4, 1938.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
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: 303 U.S. 272
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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.