Windward Shipping (London) Ltd. v. American Radio Association

415 U.S. 104 · Decided February 19, 1974 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Windward Shipping (London) Ltd. v. American Radio Association was decided on February 19, 1974 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.

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Full case caption

Windward Shipping (London) Ltd. et al. v. American Radio Association, AFL-CIO, et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1973-050, docket 1973-050-01.

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