Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
Decided January 11, 1982. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 80-931 · 454 U.S. 404 (1982) · Cited 175 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 4
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 1
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“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. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)
- American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Crompton-Highland Mills, Inc. · 337 U.S. 217 (1949)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
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