National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (301 U.S. 1)

National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation by Charles Evans Hughes Syllabus

related portals: Supreme Court of the United States. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, 301 U.S. 1 (1937), was a United States Supreme Court case that declared that the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (commonly known as the Wagner Act) was constitutional. It effectively spelled the end to the Court's striking down of New Deal economic legislation, and greatly increased Congress's power under the Commerce Clause. — Excerpted from National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

United States Supreme Court

301 U.S. 1

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD  v.  JONES & LAUGHLIN STEEL CORPORATION

 Argued: Feb. 10, 11, 1937. --- Decided: April 12, 1937

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Messrs. Homer S.C.ummings, Atty. Gen., and Stanley F. Reed, Sol. Gen., and J. Warren Madden, both of Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Mr. Earl F. Reed, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for respondent.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 5-22 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Chief Justice HUGHES delivered the opinion of the Court.

Notes

Case ...

No. 419, National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., post, p. 22;

Nos. 420 and 421, National Labor Relations Board v. Fruehauf Trailer Co., post, p. 49;

Nos. 422 and 423, National Labor Relations Board v. Friedman-Harry Marks Clothing Co., post, p. 58;

No. 365, Associated Press v. National Labor Relations Board, post, p. 103; and

No. 469, Washington, Virginia & Maryland Coach Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, post, p. 142,

which are known as the "Labor Board Cases," were disposed of in five separate opinions.

The dissenting opinion, post, p. 76, applies to Nos. 419, 420 and 421, and 422 and 423.

The dissenting opinion, post, p. 133, applies to No. 365.

The opinion in No. 469 was unanimous.

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