National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc.

Decided February 19, 1975. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1363 · 420 U.S. 251 (1975) · Cited 568 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc. · 344 U.S. 344 (1953)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• National Labor Relations Board v. American National Insurance · 343 U.S. 395 (1952)
• H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 397 U.S. 99 (1970)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Washington Aluminum Co. · 370 U.S. 9 (1962)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449 · 353 U.S. 87 (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. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 380 U.S. 438 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Magnavox Co. of Tennessee · 415 U.S. 322 (1974)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc. · 465 U.S. 822 (1984)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco · 465 U.S. 513 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp. · 462 U.S. 393 (1983)
• Litton Financial Printing Div., Litton Business Systems, Inc. v. NLRB · 501 U.S. 190 (1991)
• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University · 444 U.S. 672 (1980)
• Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Pattern Makers' League v. National Labor Relations Board · 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc. · 442 U.S. 773 (1979)

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