VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1943)

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1942
Important Dates
	Argued: May 6, 1943
	Decided: June 7, 1943
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge
Concurring
	Felix Frankfurter
Dissenting
	Robert Jackson • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1943. The case was argued before the court on May 6, 1943.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: employee discharge
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 319 U.S. 533
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: Frank Murphy

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.