St. John v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
340 U.S. 411 · Decided February 26, 1951 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
St. John v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board was decided on February 26, 1951 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 340 U.S. 411 · 71 S. Ct. 375 · 95 L. Ed. 2d 386 · 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2447
- Docket number
- 302
- Decided
- February 26, 1951
- Argued
- January 9, 1951
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Res judicata
- Type of law
- Other
- 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 | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
Full case caption
St. John et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1950-033, docket 1950-033-01.
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