National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
351 U.S. 105 · Decided April 30, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. was decided on April 30, 1956 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management union literature distribution” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 351 U.S. 105 · 76 S. Ct. 679 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 975 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1721
- Docket number
- 250
- Decided
- April 30, 1956
- Argued
- January 25, 1956
- 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
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management union literature distribution
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-073, docket 1955-073-01.
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