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Emporium Capwell Company V. Western Addition
''Emporium Capwell v. Western Addition'', 420 U.S. 50 (1975), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case. The court reversed and remanded the Court of Appeals ruling. The Supreme Court ruled on the basis of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA). Background The Emporium (San Francisco), Emporium Capwell was a department store chain in San Francisco. Most minorities worked in the stock and marketing area of the store, while Caucasians worked in the selling areas where the furniture and electronics were. The union for the Emporium was known as the Local 1100. At the beginning of the 20th century, Woodrow Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson created the National War Labor Board (1918–1919), War Labor Board in 1918. The War Labor Board was President Wilson's tactic of decreasing the increasing tension of employees and employers. The board could not do much, but it did manage to negotiate the employers into a som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Certiorari
In law, ''certiorari'' is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency. ''Certiorari'' comes from the name of an English prerogative writ, issued by a superior court to direct that the record of the lower court be sent to the superior court for review. The term is Latin for "to be made certain", and comes from the opening line of such writs, which traditionally began with the Latin words "''Certiorari volumus''..." ("We wish to be made certain..."). Derived from the English common law, ''certiorari'' is prevalent in countries utilising, or influenced by, the common law''.'' It has evolved in the legal system of each nation, as court decisions and statutory amendments are made. In modern law, ''certiorari'' is recognized in many jurisdictions, including England and Wales (now called a "quashing order"), Canada, India, Ireland, the Philippines and the United States. With the expansion of administrative law in the 19th and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |