Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. New York
350 U.S. 155 · Decided January 9, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. New York was decided on January 9, 1956 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 155 · 76 S. Ct. 227 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 166 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1746
- Docket number
- 33
- Decided
- January 9, 1956
- Argued
- November 10, 1955
- 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
- Sherman Minton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- 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 | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority |
Full case caption
Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America et al. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-017, docket 1955-017-01.
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