Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees v. Association for the Benefit of Non-Contract Employees
Decided April 28, 1965. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 138 · 380 U.S. 650 (1965) · Cited 161 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 7
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- John Marshall Harlan
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
Dissenting · 1
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation Board · 320 U.S. 297 (1943)
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
- Leedom v. Kyne · 358 U.S. 184 (1958)
- Hannah v. Larche · 363 U.S. 420 (1960)
- Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
- Boire v. Greyhound Corp. · 376 U.S. 473 (1964)
- Graham v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 338 U.S. 232 (1949)
- General Committee of Adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad · 320 U.S. 323 (1943)
- Inland Empire District Council, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union, Lewiston, Idaho v. Millis · 325 U.S. 697 (1945)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- NRC v. Texas · 605 U.S. 665 (2025)
- Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 402 U.S. 570 (1971)
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