Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Association et al.

Decided June 19, 1989. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-1 · 491 U.S. 299 (1989) · Cited 609 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 489 U.S. 602 (1989)
• National Labor Relations Board v. American National Insurance · 343 U.S. 395 (1952)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
• Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation Union · 396 U.S. 142 (1969)
• Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific Railroad · 385 U.S. 157 (1966)
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad · 363 U.S. 528 (1960)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412 (1978)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Sheehan · 439 U.S. 89 (1978)
• Traynor v. Turnage · 485 U.S. 535 (1988)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants · 489 U.S. 426 (1989)

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• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)

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