National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council et al.

Decided June 4, 1951. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 393 · 341 U.S. 675 (1951) · Cited 721 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fainblatt · 306 U.S. 601 (1939)
• Polish National Alliance of the United States v. National Labor Relations Board · 322 U.S. 643 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co. · 340 U.S. 498 (1951)

Cited by

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

• National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 386 U.S. 612 (1967)
• Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 456 U.S. 645 (1982)
• Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 667 (1961)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local 825, International Union of Operating Engineers · 400 U.S. 297 (1971)
• International Longshoremen's Association v. Allied International, Inc. · 456 U.S. 212 (1982)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp. · 347 U.S. 656 (1954)
• Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton · 377 U.S. 252 (1964)
• United States v. Employing Plasterers Assn. of Chicago · 347 U.S. 186 (1954)
• NLRB v. Pipefitters · 429 U.S. 507 (1977)
• Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen, Local No. 427 v. Fairlawn Meats, Inc. · 353 U.S. 20 (1957)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001 · 447 U.S. 607 (1980)
• United States v. Five Gambling Devices · 346 U.S. 441 (1953)

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