National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.

Decided April 30, 1956. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 250 · 351 U.S. 105 (1956) · Cited 453 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.

• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)

Cited by

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

• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 407 U.S. 539 (1972)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)
• Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America · 357 U.S. 357 (1958)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc. · 436 U.S. 307 (1978)
• PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins · 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)
• National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc. · 465 U.S. 822 (1984)
• NLRB v. Pipefitters · 429 U.S. 507 (1977)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)

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