National Labor Relations Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc.
Decided May 15, 1950. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 434 · 339 U.S. 563 (1950) · Cited 193 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
“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. Donnelly Garment Co. · 330 U.S. 219 (1947)
- Southport Petroleum Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 315 U.S. 100 (1942)
- Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 197 (1938)
- United States v. Johnson · 327 U.S. 106 (1946)
- Franks Bros. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 702 (1944)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 303 U.S. 261 (1938)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. · 318 U.S. 9 (1943)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Crompton-Highland Mills, Inc. · 337 U.S. 217 (1949)
- Griffin v. United States · 336 U.S. 704 (1949)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Katz · 369 U.S. 736 (1962)
- Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board · 348 U.S. 96 (1954)
- National Labor Relations Board v. American National Insurance · 343 U.S. 395 (1952)
- Liner v. Jafco, Inc. · 375 U.S. 301 (1964)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Raytheon Co. · 398 U.S. 25 (1970)
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