Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Decided December 5, 1966. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 28 · 385 U.S. 157 (1966) · Cited 289 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Marshall Harlan
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 2
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Abe Fortas · filed a dissenting opinion
- Earl Warren
“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.
- Whitehouse v. Illinois Central Railroad · 349 U.S. 366 (1955)
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
- Carey v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 375 U.S. 261 (1964)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Radio & Television Broadcast Engineers Union, Local 1212 · 364 U.S. 573 (1961)
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston · 376 U.S. 543 (1964)
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
- Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. · 362 U.S. 330 (1960)
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 327 U.S. 661 (1946)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 491 U.S. 299 (1989)
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