Brown, Director, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement, State of New Jersey, et al. v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 et al.

Decided July 2, 1984. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-498 · 468 U.S. 491 (1984) · Cited 270 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–3.

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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.

• Hill v. Florida Ex Rel. Watson · 325 U.S. 538 (1945)
• De Veau v. Braisted · 363 U.S. 144 (1960)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · 325 U.S. 450 (1945)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 340 U.S. 383 (1951)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25 · 430 U.S. 290 (1977)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Free v. Bland · 369 U.S. 663 (1962)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · 431 U.S. 471 (1977)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Michigan Canners & Freezers Assn., Inc. v. Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Bd. · 467 U.S. 461 (1984)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Local 926, International Union of Operating Engineers v. Jones · 460 U.S. 669 (1983)
• International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, Local 37 v. Boyd · 347 U.S. 222 (1954)
• Nash v. Florida Industrial Commission · 389 U.S. 235 (1967)
• International Union of United Automobile v. O'Brien · 339 U.S. 454 (1950)

Cited by

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

• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• Hillman v. Maretta · 569 U.S. 483 (2013)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. · 477 U.S. 619 (1986)
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Davis · 476 U.S. 380 (1986)
• R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County · 479 U.S. 130 (1986)
• Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. · 565 U.S. 625 (2012)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Brown · 554 U.S. 60 (2008)
• Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters · 598 U.S. 771 (2023)

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