International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers et al. v. Foust

Decided May 29, 1979. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-38 · 442 U.S. 42 (1979) · Cited 454 times

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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.

• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton · 377 U.S. 252 (1964)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 311 U.S. 7 (1940)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell · 356 U.S. 634 (1958)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Hall v. Cole · 412 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. · 393 U.S. 324 (1969)
• Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. · 336 U.S. 271 (1949)
• Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service · 385 U.S. 630 (1967)
• Czosek v. O'MARA · 397 U.S. 25 (1970)
• Local 60, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board · 365 U.S. 651 (1961)
• Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23 · 350 U.S. 892 (1955)

Cited by

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• Bowen v. United States Postal Service · 459 U.S. 212 (1983)
• Smith v. Wade · 461 U.S. 30 (1983)
• Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry · 494 U.S. 558 (1990)
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'Neill · 499 U.S. 65 (1991)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw · 486 U.S. 71 (1988)
• City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · 453 U.S. 247 (1981)
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
• Memphis Community School District v. Stachura · 477 U.S. 299 (1986)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc. · 472 U.S. 749 (1985)
• O'Gilvie v. United States · 519 U.S. 79 (1996)

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