National Labor Relations Board v. Nashfinch Co., Dba Jack & Jill Stores

Decided December 6, 1971. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-93 · 404 U.S. 138 (1971) · Cited 220 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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.

• Nathanson v. National Labor Relations Board · 344 U.S. 25 (1952)
• Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States · 352 U.S. 220 (1957)
• Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. JG Menihan Corp. · 312 U.S. 81 (1941)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 398 U.S. 281 (1970)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Bowles v. Willingham · 321 U.S. 503 (1944)
• National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 309 U.S. 350 (1940)
• Amalgamated Utility Workers v. Consolidated Edison Co. · 309 U.S. 261 (1940)
• Capital Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 501 (1954)
• United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · 383 U.S. 715 (1966)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• Keifer & Keifer v. Reconstruction Finance Corp. · 306 U.S. 381 (1939)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Amalgamated Clothing Workers v. Richman Bros. · 348 U.S. 511 (1955)
• Neuberger v. Commissioner · 311 U.S. 83 (1940)

Cited by

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

• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas · 520 U.S. 821 (1997)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations v. Gould Inc. · 475 U.S. 282 (1986)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 475 U.S. 608 (1986)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Brown · 554 U.S. 60 (2008)
• S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United States · 406 U.S. 1 (1972)

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