Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1, Aft, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Hudson et al.

Decided February 26, 1986. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1503 · 475 U.S. 292 (1986) · Cited 498 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes · 466 U.S. 435 (1984)
• Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes v. Allen · 373 U.S. 113 (1963)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Stanley v. Georgia · 394 U.S. 557 (1969)
• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc. · 393 U.S. 199 (1968)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Kusper v. Pontikes · 414 U.S. 51 (1973)
• McDonald v. City of West Branch · 466 U.S. 284 (1984)
• Torcaso v. Watkins · 367 U.S. 488 (1961)
• Railway Employes' Department v. Hanson · 351 U.S. 225 (1956)
• Blount v. Rizzi · 400 U.S. 410 (1971)

Cited by

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

• Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Miller · 523 U.S. 866 (1998)
• Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 · 567 U.S. 298 (2012)
• Davenport v. Washington Education Ass'n · 551 U.S. 177 (2007)
• Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees · 585 U.S. 878 (2018)
• Keller v. State Bar of California · 496 U.S. 1 (1990)
• Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn. · 500 U.S. 507 (1991)
• Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC · 528 U.S. 377 (2000)
• United States v. Paradise · 480 U.S. 149 (1987)
• United States v. American Bar Endowment · 477 U.S. 105 (1986)

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