United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Weber et al.

Decided June 27, 1979. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-432 · 443 U.S. 193 (1979) · Cited 812 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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.

• McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. · 427 U.S. 273 (1976)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters · 438 U.S. 567 (1978)
• Hazelwood School District v. United States · 433 U.S. 299 (1977)
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States · 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
• Dothard v. Rawlinson · 433 U.S. 321 (1977)
• National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 386 U.S. 612 (1967)
• United States v. Rutherford · 442 U.S. 544 (1979)
• Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Inc. · 426 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Johansen v. United States · 343 U.S. 427 (1952)
• International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Juneau Spruce Corp. · 342 U.S. 237 (1952)

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• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara Cty. · 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
• Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland · 478 U.S. 501 (1986)
• Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 478 U.S. 421 (1986)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education · 476 U.S. 267 (1986)
• Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts · 467 U.S. 561 (1984)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey · 499 U.S. 83 (1991)
• Martin v. Wilks · 490 U.S. 755 (1989)
• Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education · 550 U.S. 81 (2007)
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248 (1981)
• American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson · 456 U.S. 63 (1982)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant · 444 U.S. 598 (1980)
• Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 527 U.S. 471 (1999)
• K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. · 486 U.S. 281 (1988)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Stafford v. Briggs · 444 U.S. 527 (1980)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Anderson Bros. Ford v. Valencia · 452 U.S. 205 (1981)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Sadlowski · 457 U.S. 102 (1982)

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