Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al.

Decided June 5, 1967. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 794 · 387 U.S. 556 (1967) · Cited 146 times

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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.

• United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co. · 259 U.S. 344 (1922)
• Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 308 U.S. 165 (1939)
• Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
• United Steelworkers of America v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc. · 382 U.S. 145 (1965)
• Graham v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 338 U.S. 232 (1949)
• Olberding v. Illinois Central Railroad · 346 U.S. 338 (1953)
• United States v. Alabama · 362 U.S. 602 (1960)

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

• Leroy v. Great Western United Corp. · 443 U.S. 173 (1979)

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