Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided June 22, 1978. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-152 · 437 U.S. 483 (1978) · Cited 346 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.

• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)
• Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 407 U.S. 539 (1972)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• 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. Magnavox Co. of Tennessee · 415 U.S. 322 (1974)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc. · 442 U.S. 773 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 440 U.S. 301 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University · 444 U.S. 672 (1980)
• Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters · 598 U.S. 771 (2023)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. · 532 U.S. 706 (2001)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees, Local 1182 · 475 U.S. 192 (1986)
• Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 781 (1996)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)

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