New Process Steel, L. P. v. National Labor Relations Board
Decided June 17, 2010. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 08-1457 · 560 U.S. 674 (2010) · Cited 204 times
Holding
Section 3(b) requires that a delegee group maintain a membership of three in order to exercise the delegated authority of the Board.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Dissenting · 4
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
“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.
- Nguyen v. United States · 539 U.S. 69 (2003)
- Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
- Duncan v. Walker · 533 U.S. 167 (2001)
- Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. · 306 U.S. 240 (1939)
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