Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Grant T. Norris

Decided June 20, 1994. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-2058 · 512 U.S. 246 (1994) · Cited 779 times

Holding

The RLA does not pre-empt Norris’ state-law causes of action.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc. · 486 U.S. 399 (1988)
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. Buell · 480 U.S. 557 (1987)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 491 U.S. 299 (1989)
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 406 U.S. 320 (1972)
• Terminal Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen · 318 U.S. 1 (1943)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• United States v. Olano · 507 U.S. 725 (1993)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• United States v. Young · 470 U.S. 1 (1985)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc. · 484 U.S. 29 (1987)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
• Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad v. United Transportation Union · 396 U.S. 142 (1969)
• Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n · 491 U.S. 490 (1989)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1994). 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).