American Federation of Labor et al. v. American Sash & Door Co. et al.

Decided January 3, 1949. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 27 · 335 U.S. 538 (1949) · Cited 188 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379 (1937)
• Senn v. Tile Layers Protective Union · 301 U.S. 468 (1937)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Lochner v. New York · 198 U.S. 45 (1905)
• Myers v. United States · 272 U.S. 52 (1926)
• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 321 U.S. 342 (1944)
• J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 332 (1944)
• Truax v. Corrigan · 257 U.S. 312 (1921)
• Noble State Bank v. Haskell · 219 U.S. 104 (1911)
• Adkins v. Children's Hospital of Columbia · 261 U.S. 525 (1923)
• Medo Photo Supply Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 678 (1944)
• Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 158 U.S. 601 (1895)
• Coppage v. Kansas · 236 U.S. 1 (1915)
• Adair v. United States · 208 U.S. 161 (1908)
• Railway Mail Assn. v. Corsi · 326 U.S. 88 (1945)
• Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 323 U.S. 248 (1944)
• North American Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 327 U.S. 686 (1946)
• Baldwin v. Missouri · 281 U.S. 586 (1930)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Railway Employes' Department v. Hanson · 351 U.S. 225 (1956)
• Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri · 342 U.S. 421 (1952)

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