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RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1964)

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RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. |
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Term: 1964 |
Important Dates |
Decided: December 7, 1964 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
RAILWAY LABOR EXECUTIVES' ASSOCIATION et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1964.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 379 U.S. 199
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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