National Labor Relations Board v. Washington Aluminum Co.
Decided May 28, 1962. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 464 · 370 U.S. 9 (1962) · Cited 324 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–0.
Majority · 7
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“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. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
- National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. · 306 U.S. 240 (1939)
- Southern Steamship Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 316 U.S. 31 (1942)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 1229, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 346 U.S. 464 (1953)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sands Manufacturing Co. · 306 U.S. 332 (1939)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
- National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
- Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 556 (1978)
- Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall · 445 U.S. 1 (1980)
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