Be & K Construction Company v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

Decided June 24, 2002. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 01-518 · 536 U.S. 516 (2002) · Cited 298 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. · 508 U.S. 49 (1993)
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127 (1961)
• California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited · 404 U.S. 508 (1972)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 311 U.S. 7 (1940)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
• United States v. Cruikshank · 92 U.S. 542 (1876)
• U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership · 513 U.S. 18 (1994)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell · 485 U.S. 46 (1988)
• Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Hepps · 475 U.S. 767 (1986)
• In Re Debs · 158 U.S. 564 (1895)
• Alexander v. United States · 509 U.S. 544 (1993)
• United Mine Workers v. Illinois State Bar Ass'n · 389 U.S. 217 (1967)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. H. Rutter-Rex Manufacturing Co. · 396 U.S. 258 (1969)
• Loewe v. Lawlor · 208 U.S. 274 (1908)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639 · 362 U.S. 274 (1960)
• Marine Cooks & Stewards v. Panama Steamship Co. · 362 U.S. 365 (1960)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Alvarez · 567 U.S. 709 (2012)
• Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri · 564 U.S. 379 (2011)
• Lozman v. Riviera Beach · 585 U.S. 87 (2018)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)

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