National Labor Relations Board v. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local Unions Nos. 338 and 680
357 U.S. 345 · Decided June 23, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local Unions Nos. 338 and 680 was decided on June 23, 1958 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management secondary activity” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 357 U.S. 345 · 78 S. Ct. 1367 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 1367 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1804
- Docket number
- 412
- Decided
- June 23, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Opinion assigned by
- Felix Frankfurter
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management secondary activity
- Issue area
- Unions
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local Unions Nos. 338 and 680, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, AFL-CIO
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-135, docket 1957-135-01.
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