International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union v. Boyd

347 U.S. 222 · Decided March 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union v. Boyd was decided on March 8, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.

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Full case caption

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 37, et al. v. Boyd, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service

SCDB identifiers: case 1953-049, docket 1953-049-01.

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