UNITED STATES v. FRUEHAUF et al. (1961)

UNITED STATES v. FRUEHAUF et al.
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: January 11, 1961
	Decided: February 20, 1961
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
	Potter Stewart

UNITED STATES v. FRUEHAUF et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1961. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1961.

In an 8-1 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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: United States
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: 365 U.S. 146
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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 conservative.