Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Brown

Decided June 19, 2008. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 06-939 · 554 U.S. 60 (2008) · Cited 128 times

Holding

Sections 16645.2 and 16645.7 are pre-empted by the NLRA.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc. · 507 U.S. 218 (1993)
• Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations v. Gould Inc. · 475 U.S. 282 (1986)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114 · 383 U.S. 53 (1966)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Regan v. Taxation With Representation of Washington · 461 U.S. 540 (1983)
• Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. Austin · 418 U.S. 264 (1974)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Lyng v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers · 485 U.S. 360 (1988)
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 · 468 U.S. 491 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 314 U.S. 469 (1941)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 475 U.S. 608 (1986)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)

Cited by

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

• Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Ass'n · 555 U.S. 353 (2009)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2008). 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).