Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Joseph E. O'Neill et al.

Decided March 19, 1991. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-1493 · 499 U.S. 65 (1991) · Cited 888 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry · 494 U.S. 558 (1990)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• United States v. Carolene Products Co. · 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · 442 U.S. 42 (1979)
• Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6 · 493 U.S. 67 (1989)
• Strickland v. Washington · 466 U.S. 668 (1984)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• United States Department of Agriculture v. Moreno · 413 U.S. 528 (1973)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 397 U.S. 99 (1970)
• Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri · 342 U.S. 421 (1952)
• Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Oliver · 358 U.S. 283 (1959)
• Carbon Fuel Co. v. United Mine Workers · 444 U.S. 212 (1979)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants · 489 U.S. 426 (1989)

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• Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc. · 525 U.S. 33 (1998)

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