SAN DIEGO BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL et al. v. GARMON et al. (1959)

SAN DIEGO BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL et al. v. GARMON et al.
	Term: 1958
Important Dates
	Argued: January 20, 1959
	Decided: April 20, 1959
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Earl Warren
Dissenting
	Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Charles Whittaker

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 April 20, 1959. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1959.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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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: 359 U.S. 236
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: Felix Frankfurter

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.