National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.

Decided April 17, 1990. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-1685 · 494 U.S. 775 (1990) · Cited 302 times

Holding

The Board acted within its discretion in refusing to adopt a presumption of replacement opposition to the union.

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 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.

• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 454 U.S. 404 (1982)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc. · 442 U.S. 773 (1979)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc. · 388 U.S. 26 (1967)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board · 348 U.S. 96 (1954)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957)
• Lyng v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers · 485 U.S. 360 (1988)

Cited by

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

• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 781 (1996)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. · 532 U.S. 706 (2001)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Litton Financial Printing Div., Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. NLRB · 501 U.S. 190 (1991)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Health Care & Retirement Corp. of America · 511 U.S. 571 (1994)
• 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 (1990). 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).