National Labor Relations Board v. Reliance Fuel Oil Corp.

Decided January 7, 1963. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 88 · 371 U.S. 224 (1963) · Cited 161 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Polish National Alliance of the United States v. National Labor Relations Board · 322 U.S. 643 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fainblatt · 306 U.S. 601 (1939)
• Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)

Cited by

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

• Russell v. United States · 471 U.S. 858 (1985)
• Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · 379 U.S. 241 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• Scarborough v. United States · 431 U.S. 563 (1977)

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