National Labor Relations Board et al. v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Decided April 28, 1975. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1233 · 421 U.S. 132 (1975) · Cited 2,115 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers, Local 283 v. Scofield · 382 U.S. 205 (1965)
• Hickman v. Taylor · 329 U.S. 495 (1947)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. · 318 U.S. 9 (1943)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Jencks v. United States · 353 U.S. 657 (1957)
• Fusari v. Steinberg · 419 U.S. 379 (1975)
• Ramsey v. United Mine Workers · 401 U.S. 302 (1971)

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• United States Fish and Wildlife Serv. v. Sierra Club, Inc. · 592 U.S. 261 (2021)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · 462 U.S. 19 (1983)
• United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 489 U.S. 749 (1989)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
• Federal Open Market Committee of Federal Reserve System v. Merrill · 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• United States Department of Justice v. Julian · 486 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/Peace Education Project · 454 U.S. 139 (1981)
• Herbert v. Lando · 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
• Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 445 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Abramson · 456 U.S. 615 (1982)
• United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp. · 465 U.S. 792 (1984)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion · 470 U.S. 729 (1985)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 510 U.S. 487 (1994)
• University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 493 U.S. 182 (1990)
• John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)
• Andrus v. Glover Construction Co. · 446 U.S. 608 (1980)
• Forsham v. Harris · 445 U.S. 169 (1980)
• Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson · 422 U.S. 255 (1975)
• Baldrige v. Shapiro · 455 U.S. 345 (1982)

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