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SAN DIEGO BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL et al. v. GARMON et al. (1957)

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SAN DIEGO BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL et al. v. GARMON et al. |
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Term: 1956 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 16, 1957 |
Decided: March 25, 1957 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
6-2 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Earl Warren |
Dissenting |
Harold Burton • Tom Clark |
SAN DIEGO BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL et al. v. GARMON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1957. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1957.
In a 6-2 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 California State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1950s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
- 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: 353 U.S. 26
- 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: Earl Warren
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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