Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided January 26, 1998. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-795 · 522 U.S. 359 (1998) · Cited 595 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 781 (1996)
• Thomas Jefferson University v. Shalala · 512 U.S. 504 (1994)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. · 306 U.S. 292 (1939)
• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 197 (1938)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. · 325 U.S. 410 (1945)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 17 (1954)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 414 U.S. 168 (1973)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 314 U.S. 469 (1941)

Cited by

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• Michigan v. Envtl. Prot. Agency · 576 U.S. 743 (2015)
• Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. · 575 U.S. 92 (2015)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. · 532 U.S. 706 (2001)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)

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