Amalgamated Association of Street v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
340 U.S. 383 · Decided February 26, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Amalgamated Association of Street v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board was decided on February 26, 1951 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 340 U.S. 383 · 71 S. Ct. 359 · 95 L. Ed. 2d 364 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2426
- Docket number
- 329
- Decided
- February 26, 1951
- Argued
- January 9, 1951
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent |
Full case caption
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1950-032, docket 1950-032-01.
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