Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
373 U.S. 33 · Decided April 29, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. was decided on April 29, 1963 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management antistrike injunctions” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 373 U.S. 33 · 83 S. Ct. 1059 · 10 L. Ed. 2d 172 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2496
- Docket number
- 94
- Decided
- April 29, 1963
- Argued
- February 21, 1963
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management antistrike injunctions
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Railway Labor Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1962-090, docket 1962-090-01.
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