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International Longshoremen's Association v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Association

389 U.S. 64 · Decided November 6, 1967 · Supreme Court of the United States

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International Longshoremen's Association v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Association was decided on November 6, 1967 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed 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
389 U.S. 64 · 88 S. Ct. 201 · 19 L. Ed. 2d 236 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2744
Docket number
34
Decided
November 6, 1967
Argued
October 12, 1967
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
8–1
Majority opinion
Potter Stewart
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Unions
Legal provision
Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
Type of law
Court rules
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasDissentWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Special concurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Potter StewartMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Abe FortasMajority
Justice Thurgood MarshallMajority

Full case caption

International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Association

SCDB identifiers: case 1967-015, docket 1967-015-01.

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