Humphrey et al. v. Moore et al.

Decided January 6, 1964. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17 · 375 U.S. 335 (1964) · Cited 930 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Smith v. Evening News Assn. · 371 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard · 343 U.S. 768 (1952)
• Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23 · 350 U.S. 892 (1955)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp. · 363 U.S. 593 (1960)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co. · 363 U.S. 564 (1960)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney · 368 U.S. 502 (1962)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 373 U.S. 746 (1963)
• Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 348 U.S. 437 (1955)
• General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local Union No. 89 v. Riss & Co. · 372 U.S. 517 (1963)
• Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 323 U.S. 248 (1944)

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• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 458 U.S. 219 (1982)
• United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Rawson · 495 U.S. 362 (1990)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · 442 U.S. 42 (1979)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)
• American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson · 456 U.S. 63 (1982)
• Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers · 451 U.S. 679 (1981)
• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6 · 493 U.S. 67 (1989)
• Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins · 466 U.S. 364 (1984)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants · 489 U.S. 426 (1989)

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