Edward J. Debartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council et al.

Decided April 20, 1988. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-1461 · 485 U.S. 568 (1988) · Cited 1,067 times

Holding

The Court of Appeals did not err in construing 8(b)(4) as not reaching respondent's handbilling.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639 · 362 U.S. 274 (1960)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• Hughes v. Superior Court of Cal. for Contra Costa Cty. · 339 U.S. 460 (1950)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe · 402 U.S. 415 (1971)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson · 28 U.S. 433 (1830)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• Panama Railroad v. Johnson · 264 U.S. 375 (1924)
• Hooper v. California · 155 U.S. 648 (1895)
• Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. · 443 U.S. 97 (1979)
• Murray v. Schooner Charming Betsy · 6 U.S. 64 (1804)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)
• Lucas v. Alexander · 279 U.S. 573 (1929)
• Pattern Makers' League v. National Labor Relations Board · 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
• Grenada County Supervisors v. Brogden · 112 U.S. 261 (1884)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001 · 447 U.S. 607 (1980)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America · 357 U.S. 357 (1958)

Cited by

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

• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States · 491 U.S. 617 (1989)
• Miller v. French · 530 U.S. 327 (2000)
• Johnson v. United States · 576 U.S. 591 (2015)
• United States v. Davis · 588 U.S. 445 (2019)
• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• Burns v. United States · 501 U.S. 129 (1991)
• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Gonzales v. Carhart · 550 U.S. 124 (2007)
• Jones v. United States · 529 U.S. 848 (2000)
• Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 531 U.S. 159 (2001)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority v. Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise, Inc. · 501 U.S. 252 (1991)
• Nielsen v. Preap · 586 U.S. 392 (2019)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr · 533 U.S. 289 (2001)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
• United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc. · 513 U.S. 64 (1994)
• Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
• United States v. International Business MacHines Corp. · 517 U.S. 843 (1996)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• United States v. Booker · 543 U.S. 220 (2005)
• Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Jones v. United States · 526 U.S. 227 (1999)
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld · 542 U.S. 507 (2004)
• Chapman v. United States · 500 U.S. 453 (1991)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards · 504 U.S. 689 (1992)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1988). 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).