National Labor Relations Board v. Hendricks County Rural Electric Membership Corp.

Decided December 2, 1981. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-885 · 454 U.S. 170 (1981) · Cited 117 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 485 (1947)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · 404 U.S. 157 (1971)
• Polish National Alliance of the United States v. National Labor Relations Board · 322 U.S. 643 (1944)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Zemel v. Rusk · 381 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board · 441 U.S. 488 (1979)
• Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 146 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Boeing Co. · 412 U.S. 67 (1973)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 462 U.S. 919 (1983)
• Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 461 U.S. 624 (1983)

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