Sure-Tan, Inc., et al. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided June 25, 1984. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-945 · 467 U.S. 883 (1984) · Cited 575 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Food Store Employees Union, Local 347 · 417 U.S. 1 (1974)
• De Canas v. Bica · 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc. · 344 U.S. 344 (1953)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. H. Rutter-Rex Manufacturing Co. · 396 U.S. 258 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Linda R. S. v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)
• California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited · 404 U.S. 508 (1972)
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp. · 462 U.S. 393 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 319 U.S. 533 (1943)
• Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board · 441 U.S. 488 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 311 U.S. 7 (1940)
• J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. · 451 U.S. 557 (1981)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 303 U.S. 261 (1938)
• Nathanson v. National Labor Relations Board · 344 U.S. 25 (1952)
• Southern Steamship Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 316 U.S. 31 (1942)

Cited by

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

• Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 535 U.S. 137 (2002)
• United States v. Texas · 599 U.S. 670 (2023)
• Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri · 564 U.S. 379 (2011)
• Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders · 542 U.S. 129 (2004)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza · 468 U.S. 1032 (1984)
• Diamond v. Charles · 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
• Waters v. Churchill · 511 U.S. 661 (1994)
• Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc. · 494 U.S. 545 (1990)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. · 502 U.S. 183 (1991)
• Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 392 (1996)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. · 532 U.S. 706 (2001)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)

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