National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.

Decided March 21, 1984. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-960 · 465 U.S. 822 (1984) · Cited 282 times

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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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. C & C Plywood Corp. · 385 U.S. 421 (1967)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney · 368 U.S. 502 (1962)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. · 388 U.S. 175 (1967)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L., Local 232 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 336 U.S. 245 (1949)
• Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization · 420 U.S. 50 (1975)
• William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council · 417 U.S. 12 (1974)
• Bayside Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 429 U.S. 298 (1977)

Cited by

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

• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n · 569 U.S. 290 (2013)
• Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Moore · 487 U.S. 354 (1988)
• Pattern Makers' League v. National Labor Relations Board · 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)

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