Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided January 27, 1992. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-970 · 502 U.S. 527 (1992) · Cited 266 times

Holding

Lechmere did not commit an unfair labor practice by barring nonemployee union organizers from its property.

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 6–3.

“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.

• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 407 U.S. 539 (1972)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Litton Financial Printing Div., Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. NLRB · 501 U.S. 190 (1991)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• 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)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc. · 497 U.S. 116 (1990)
• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 667 (1961)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees, Local 1182 · 475 U.S. 192 (1986)

Cited by

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

• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)
• National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Neal v. United States · 516 U.S. 284 (1996)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1992). 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).