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SOUTHPORT PETROLEUM CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1942)

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SOUTHPORT PETROLEUM CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Term: 1941
Important Dates
Argued: January 5, 1942
Decided: January 19, 1942
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Hugo BlackJames ByrnesWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrank Murphy
Dissenting
Stanley ReedHarlan Fiske Stone

SOUTHPORT PETROLEUM CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 19, 1942. The case was argued before the court on January 5, 1942.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 315 U.S. 100
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Jackson

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.

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