Radio & Television Broadcast Technicians Local Union 1264 v. Broadcast Service of Mobile, Inc.
380 U.S. 255 · Decided March 15, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Radio & Television Broadcast Technicians Local Union 1264 v. Broadcast Service of Mobile, Inc. was decided on March 15, 1965 unanimously (9–0). 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 “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 380 U.S. 255 · 85 S. Ct. 876 · 13 L. Ed. 2d 789 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2311
- Docket number
- 61
- Decided
- March 15, 1965
- Argued
- March 2, 1965
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- National Labor 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 William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Majority |
Full case caption
Radio & Television Broadcast Technicians Local Union 1264, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Broadcast Service of Mobile, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-058, docket 1964-058-01.
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