United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio v. R. H. Bouligny, Inc.

Decided November 22, 1965. Abe Fortas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19 · 382 U.S. 145 (1965) · Cited 268 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Puerto Rico v. Russell & Co. · 288 U.S. 476 (1933)
• United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co. · 259 U.S. 344 (1922)
• Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co. · 145 U.S. 444 (1892)
• Marshall v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 57 U.S. 314 (1854)

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• Carden v. Arkoma Associates · 494 U.S. 185 (1990)
• Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee · 446 U.S. 458 (1980)
• Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc. · 577 U.S. 378 (2016)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen · 387 U.S. 556 (1967)
• Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L. P. · 541 U.S. 567 (2004)
• Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114 · 383 U.S. 53 (1966)

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