Atlas Roofing Co., Inc. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission et al.

Decided March 23, 1977. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-746 · 430 U.S. 442 (1977) · Cited 444 times

Holding

The Seventh Amendment does not prevent Congress from assigning to an administrative agency the task of adjudicating violations of OSHA.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Helvering v. Mitchell · 303 U.S. 391 (1938)
• Den Ex Dem. Murray v. Hoboken Land & Improvement Co. · 59 U.S. 272 (1856)
• Curtis v. Loether · 415 U.S. 189 (1974)
• Pernell v. Southall Realty · 416 U.S. 363 (1974)
• Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. v. Stranahan · 214 U.S. 320 (1909)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Ross v. Bernhard · 396 U.S. 531 (1970)
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589 (1931)
• Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson · 28 U.S. 433 (1830)
• Muniz v. Hoffman · 422 U.S. 454 (1975)
• United States v. Regan · 232 U.S. 37 (1914)
• Hepner v. United States · 213 U.S. 103 (1909)
• Lloyd Sabaudo Societa Anonima Per Azioni v. Elting · 287 U.S. 329 (1932)
• Katchen v. Landy · 382 U.S. 323 (1966)
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 17 (1954)
• Bauman v. Ross · 167 U.S. 548 (1897)
• United States v. Reynolds · 397 U.S. 14 (1970)
• Ex Parte Bakelite Corp'n. · 279 U.S. 438 (1929)
• Whitehead v. Shattuck · 138 U.S. 146 (1891)
• Colgrove v. Battin · 413 U.S. 149 (1973)

Cited by

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

• SEC v. Jarkesy · 603 U.S. 109 (2024)
• Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg · 492 U.S. 33 (1989)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Stern v. Marshall · 564 U.S. 462 (2011)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• Tull v. United States · 481 U.S. 412 (1987)
• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
• United States v. Raddatz · 447 U.S. 667 (1980)
• Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Industrial Union Dept., AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute · 448 U.S. 607 (1980)
• Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall · 445 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Cuyahoga Valley Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 474 U.S. 3 (1985)
• Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC · 584 U.S. 325 (2018)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1977). 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).