SMITH v. EVENING NEWS ASSOCIATION (1962)

SMITH v. EVENING NEWS ASSOCIATION
	Term: 1962
Important Dates
	Argued: October 10, 1962
	Decided: December 10, 1962
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Dissenting
	Hugo Black

SMITH v. EVENING NEWS ASSOCIATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1962. The case was argued before the court on October 10, 1962.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Michigan State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries 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: 371 U.S. 195
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: Byron White

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 conservative.