RIBNIK v. MCBRIDE, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY (1928)

RIBNIK v. MCBRIDE, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY
	Term: 1927
Important Dates
	Argued: April 26, 1928
	Decided: May 28, 1928
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
	Edward Terry Sanford
Dissenting
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Harlan Fiske Stone

RIBNIK v. MCBRIDE, COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1928. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1928.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Holder of a license or permit, or applicant therefor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: New Jersey
Citation: 277 U.S. 350
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: George Sutherland

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.