National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760, et al.

Decided April 20, 1964. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964) · Cited 340 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Carlson v. California · 310 U.S. 106 (1940)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Hughes v. Superior Court of Cal. for Contra Costa Cty. · 339 U.S. 460 (1950)
• Bakery & Pastry Drivers & Helpers Local 802 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Wohl · 315 U.S. 769 (1942)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639 · 362 U.S. 274 (1960)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States · 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
• Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490 (1949)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740 (1942)
• De Sylva v. Ballentine · 351 U.S. 570 (1956)
• Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262 v. Gazzam · 339 U.S. 532 (1950)
• United States v. Calamaro · 354 U.S. 351 (1957)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001 · 447 U.S. 607 (1980)
• National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 386 U.S. 612 (1967)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• Bryan v. United States · 524 U.S. 184 (1998)
• Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co. · 448 U.S. 176 (1980)
• International Longshoremen's Association v. Allied International, Inc. · 456 U.S. 212 (1982)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Pell v. Procunier · 417 U.S. 817 (1974)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 559 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• North Haven Board of Education v. Bell · 456 U.S. 512 (1982)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United States · 406 U.S. 1 (1972)

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