National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Decided May 19, 1947. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 418 · 331 U.S. 416 (1947) · Cited 126 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Frank Murphy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 4
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Frederick Moore Vinson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Harold Hitz Burton · filed a dissenting opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
- Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 146 (1941)
- May Department Stores Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 326 U.S. 376 (1945)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Cheney California Lumber Co. · 327 U.S. 385 (1946)
- Marshall Field & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 318 U.S. 253 (1943)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 308 U.S. 241 (1939)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Williams v. United States · 341 U.S. 97 (1951)
- Griffin v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 130 (1964)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co. · 398 U.S. 25 (1970)
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