NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WYMAN-GORDON CO. (1969)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WYMAN-GORDON CO.
	Term: 1968
Important Dates
	Argued: March 3, 1969
	Decided: April 23, 1969
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Judgment of the court
	Abe Fortas
Majority
	Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White
Concurring
	Hugo Black • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting
	William Douglas • John Harlan II

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WYMAN-GORDON CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 23, 1969. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1969.

In a 7-2 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 Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
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: 394 U.S. 759
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Abe Fortas

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.