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PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1947)

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PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Term: 1946
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 1947
Decided: March 10, 1947
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo BlackRobert JacksonFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Harold BurtonWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterFrederick Vinson

PACKARD MOTOR CAR CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1947. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1947.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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: bargaining
  • Petitioner: Auto manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 330 U.S. 485
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

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.

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