NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WASHINGTON ALUMINUM CO. (1962)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WASHINGTON ALUMINUM CO.
	Term: 1961
Important Dates
	Argued: April 10, 1962
	Decided: May 28, 1962
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WASHINGTON ALUMINUM CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1962. The case was argued before the court on April 10, 1962.

In a 7-0 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, Fourth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: employee discharge
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: 370 U.S. 9
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: Hugo Black

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.