National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.

Decided June 15, 1978. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-911 · 437 U.S. 214 (1978) · Cited 1,149 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.

• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson · 422 U.S. 255 (1975)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Scrivener · 405 U.S. 117 (1972)
• Hickman v. Taylor · 329 U.S. 495 (1947)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Exchange Parts Co. · 375 U.S. 405 (1964)
• Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co. · 380 U.S. 263 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Savair Manufacturing Co. · 414 U.S. 270 (1973)
• Nash v. Florida Industrial Commission · 389 U.S. 235 (1967)

Cited by

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

• John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)
• United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 489 U.S. 749 (1989)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Abramson · 456 U.S. 615 (1982)
• United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts · 492 U.S. 136 (1989)
• Federal Open Market Committee of Federal Reserve System v. Merrill · 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
• Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 445 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
• BE&K Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 536 U.S. 516 (2002)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc. · 467 U.S. 735 (1984)
• Baldrige v. Shapiro · 455 U.S. 345 (1982)

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