United States v. Employing Plasterers Association of Chicago
347 U.S. 186 · Decided March 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Employing Plasterers Association of Chicago was decided on March 8, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Union antitrust” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 186 · 74 S. Ct. 452 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 618 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2677
- Docket number
- 440
- Decided
- March 8, 1954
- Argued
- February 3, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Union antitrust
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Sherman 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. Employing Plasterers Association of Chicago et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-046, docket 1953-046-01.
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