American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, et al. v. Delores Scott Sullivan et al.

Decided March 3, 1999. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 97-2000 · 526 U.S. 40 (1999) · Cited 3,121 times

Holding

The Statute delegates to the Authority the legal power to determine whether parties must engage in midterm bargaining or bargaining about midterm bargaining.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Blum v. Yaretsky · 457 U.S. 991 (1982)
• Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co. · 419 U.S. 345 (1974)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Pope · 485 U.S. 478 (1988)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
• West v. Atkins · 487 U.S. 42 (1988)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Rendell-Baker v. Kohn · 457 U.S. 830 (1982)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)
• Lyng v. Payne · 476 U.S. 926 (1986)
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. · 467 U.S. 138 (1984)

Cited by

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

• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)
• Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. · 532 U.S. 189 (2001)
• Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn. · 531 U.S. 288 (2001)
• Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales · 545 U.S. 748 (2005)
• Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees · 585 U.S. 878 (2018)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1999). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).