Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

Decided June 22, 1972. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-223 · 407 U.S. 539 (1972) · Cited 194 times

Holding

Logan Valley, decided on constitutional grounds, is not applicable to this 7 case, which the Court of Appeals should now reconsider in the light of Babcock.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• Marsh v. Alabama · 326 U.S. 501 (1946)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 405 U.S. 233 (1972)
• Rosenberg v. Fleuti · 374 U.S. 449 (1963)

Cited by

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

• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins · 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
• Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 414 U.S. 168 (1973)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1972). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).