American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided March 29, 1965. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 255 · 380 U.S. 300 (1965) · Cited 556 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 17 (1954)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Burnup & Sims, Inc. · 379 U.S. 21 (1964)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America · 357 U.S. 357 (1958)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. · 306 U.S. 240 (1939)
• International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L., Local 232 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 336 U.S. 245 (1949)
• Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 667 (1961)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co. · 368 U.S. 81 (1961)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc. · 388 U.S. 26 (1967)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 475 U.S. 608 (1986)
• Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 454 U.S. 404 (1982)
• McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. · 427 U.S. 273 (1976)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89 (1983)
• Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board · 441 U.S. 488 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission · 390 U.S. 261 (1968)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 392 (1996)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Savair Manufacturing Co. · 414 U.S. 270 (1973)
• Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. · 384 U.S. 238 (1966)
• Pattern Makers' League v. National Labor Relations Board · 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees, Local 1182 · 475 U.S. 192 (1986)
• Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)
• Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters · 598 U.S. 771 (2023)

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