National Labor Relations Board v. Dant
344 U.S. 375 · Decided February 2, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Dant was decided on February 2, 1953 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Loyalty oath or non-Communist affidavit (general)” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 344 U.S. 375 · 73 S. Ct. 375 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 407 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2628
- Docket number
- 97
- Decided
- February 2, 1953
- Argued
- December 15, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson 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
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Dant et Al., Doing Business as Dant & Russell, Ltd.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-037, docket 1952-037-01.
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