Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

Decided March 3, 1976. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-773 · 424 U.S. 507 (1976) · Cited 720 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“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.

• Marsh v. Alabama · 326 U.S. 501 (1946)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner · 407 U.S. 551 (1972)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 407 U.S. 539 (1972)
• Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Cox v. New Hampshire · 312 U.S. 569 (1941)
• Jamison v. Texas · 318 U.S. 413 (1943)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Hagans v. Lavine · 415 U.S. 528 (1974)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• Munn v. Illinois · 94 U.S. 113 (1877)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton · 413 U.S. 49 (1973)
• Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville · 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• Saia v. New York · 334 U.S. 558 (1948)
• Rosenberg v. Fleuti · 374 U.S. 449 (1963)
• Hughes v. Superior Court of Cal. for Contra Costa Cty. · 339 U.S. 460 (1950)
• Poulos v. New Hampshire · 345 U.S. 395 (1953)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)
• United Steelworkers v. National Labor Relations Board · 376 U.S. 492 (1964)

Cited by

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

• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins · 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
• Carey v. Brown · 447 U.S. 455 (1980)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 475 U.S. 1 (1986)
• Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. · 591 U.S. 610 (2020)
• Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
• Carlson v. Green · 446 U.S. 14 (1980)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Fisher v. United States · 425 U.S. 391 (1976)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. · 515 U.S. 557 (1995)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Francis v. Henderson · 425 U.S. 536 (1976)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc. · 442 U.S. 773 (1979)

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