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Division 1287 v. Missouri

374 U.S. 74 · Decided June 10, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Division 1287 v. Missouri was decided on June 10, 1963 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “National supremacy, miscellaneous” in the Federalism area.

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Case details

Citations
374 U.S. 74 · 83 S. Ct. 1657 · 10 L. Ed. 2d 763 · 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2475
Docket number
604
Decided
June 10, 1963
Argued
April 24, 1963
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Potter Stewart
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Appeal
Issue area
Federalism
Legal provision
National Labor Relations Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

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Full case caption

Division 1287, Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America et al. v. Missouri

SCDB identifiers: case 1962-142, docket 1962-142-01.

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