Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles

Decided April 1, 1986. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1644 · 475 U.S. 608 (1986) · Cited 227 times

Holding

The city's action in conditioning petitioner's franchise renewal on the settlement of the labor dispute is pre-empted by the NLRA.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Bethlehem Steel Co. v. New York State Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 767 (1947)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 397 U.S. 99 (1970)
• Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton · 377 U.S. 252 (1964)
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 340 U.S. 383 (1951)

Cited by

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

• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc. · 507 U.S. 218 (1993)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Brown · 554 U.S. 60 (2008)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1986). 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).