National Labor Relations Board v. Food Store Employees Union, Local 347, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America, Afl-Cio

Decided May 20, 1974. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-370 · 417 U.S. 1 (1974) · Cited 219 times

Holding

The Court of Appeals, although properly refusing to resolve inconsistencies in the Board's decisions in this case and in Tiidee by accepting Board counsel's rationalizations, erroneously exercised its authority under 10(e) and (f), since it was 'incompatible with the orderly function of the process of judicial review' (NLRB v.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696 (1974)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co. · 309 U.S. 134 (1940)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co. · 312 U.S. 426 (1941)
• Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 414 U.S. 168 (1973)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 311 U.S. 7 (1940)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gullett Gin Co. · 340 U.S. 361 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 380 U.S. 438 (1965)
• Federal Power Commission v. Idaho Power Co. · 344 U.S. 17 (1952)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc. · 329 U.S. 223 (1946)
• Communications Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 362 U.S. 479 (1960)

Cited by

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

• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
• Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting · 436 U.S. 775 (1978)
• South Prairie Construction Co. v. Local No. 627, International Union of Operating Engineers · 425 U.S. 800 (1976)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1974). 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).