Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770

Decided June 1, 1970. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 768 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970) · Cited 1,138 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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.

• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson · 370 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
• Helvering v. Hallock · 309 U.S. 106 (1940)
• Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney · 368 U.S. 502 (1962)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• Swift & Co. v. Wickham · 382 U.S. 111 (1965)
• Girouard v. United States · 328 U.S. 61 (1946)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp. · 363 U.S. 593 (1960)
• United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co. · 363 U.S. 564 (1960)
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1 (1962)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• City of Greenwood v. Peacock · 384 U.S. 808 (1966)
• James v. United States · 366 U.S. 213 (1961)
• Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. · 285 U.S. 393 (1932)
• Orozco v. Texas · 394 U.S. 324 (1969)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co. · 335 U.S. 595 (1949)
• Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local No. 753 v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc. · 311 U.S. 91 (1940)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad · 321 U.S. 50 (1944)
• Graham v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 338 U.S. 232 (1949)
• Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. · 346 U.S. 356 (1953)
• United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. · 348 U.S. 236 (1955)

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• Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers · 428 U.S. 397 (1976)
• Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers · 414 U.S. 368 (1974)
• Jacksonville Bulk Terminals, Inc. v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n · 457 U.S. 702 (1982)
• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Reis · 451 U.S. 401 (1981)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Williams v. Florida · 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
• Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 · 415 U.S. 423 (1974)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
• Flood v. Kuhn · 407 U.S. 258 (1972)
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)
• William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council · 417 U.S. 12 (1974)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Plasterers' Local Union No. 79 · 404 U.S. 116 (1971)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers · 475 U.S. 643 (1986)
• California v. Green · 399 U.S. 149 (1970)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 406 U.S. 164 (1972)
• Nolde Bros., Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union · 430 U.S. 243 (1977)

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