Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board
Decided December 6, 1954. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 21 · 348 U.S. 96 (1954) · Cited 424 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- Felix Frankfurter · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc. · 344 U.S. 344 (1953)
- Franks Bros. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 702 (1944)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc. · 339 U.S. 563 (1950)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
- 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)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co. · 394 U.S. 759 (1969)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc. · 406 U.S. 272 (1972)
- International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 731 (1961)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
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