United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds et al. v. Robinson et al.

Decided March 8, 1982. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-61 · 455 U.S. 562 (1982) · Cited 200 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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co. · 453 U.S. 322 (1981)
• Arroyo v. United States · 359 U.S. 419 (1959)
• Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · 404 U.S. 157 (1971)
• Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp. · 361 U.S. 459 (1960)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• Corning Glass Works v. Brennan · 417 U.S. 188 (1974)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• Smith v. Evening News Assn. · 371 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 17 (1954)
• Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp. · 328 U.S. 275 (1946)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. American National Insurance · 343 U.S. 395 (1952)
• H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 397 U.S. 99 (1970)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard · 343 U.S. 768 (1952)
• Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Oliver · 358 U.S. 283 (1959)
• Carbon Fuel Co. v. United Mine Workers · 444 U.S. 212 (1979)
• Walsh v. Schlecht · 429 U.S. 401 (1977)
• United States v. Ryan · 350 U.S. 299 (1956)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Magnavox Co. of Tennessee · 415 U.S. 322 (1974)
• Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23 · 350 U.S. 892 (1955)

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• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Rawson · 495 U.S. 362 (1990)
• Bowen v. United States Postal Service · 459 U.S. 212 (1983)

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