Fort Stewart Schools v. Federal Labor Relations Authority et al.

Decided May 29, 1990. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-65 · 495 U.S. 641 (1990) · Cited 231 times

Holding

The Authority did not err in ruling that petitioner was required to bargain over the Union's proposals.

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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.

• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. · 486 U.S. 281 (1988)
• Service v. Dulles · 354 U.S. 363 (1957)
• Vitarelli v. Seaton · 359 U.S. 535 (1959)
• Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly · 494 U.S. 820 (1990)

Cited by

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

• Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons · 552 U.S. 214 (2008)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams · 532 U.S. 105 (2001)
• Marx v. General Revenue Corp. · 568 U.S. 371 (2013)
• Smith v. City of Jackson · 544 U.S. 228 (2005)
• Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees · 585 U.S. 878 (2018)
• Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc. · 497 U.S. 116 (1990)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1990). 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).