Litton Financial Printing Division, a Division of Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, et al.

Decided June 13, 1991. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-285 · 501 U.S. 190 (1991) · Cited 821 times

Holding

The layoff dispute was not arbitrable.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Nolde Bros., Inc. v. Local No. 358, Bakery & Confectionery Workers Union · 430 U.S. 243 (1977)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Katz · 369 U.S. 736 (1962)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers · 475 U.S. 643 (1986)
• Laborers Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Advanced Lightweight Concrete Co. · 484 U.S. 539 (1988)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 319 U.S. 533 (1943)
• Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers · 414 U.S. 368 (1974)
• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• National Labor Relations Board v. C & C Plywood Corp. · 385 U.S. 421 (1967)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Strong · 393 U.S. 357 (1969)

Cited by

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

• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1991). 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).