Vaca et al. v. Sipes, Administrator

Decided February 27, 1967. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 114 · 386 U.S. 171 (1967) · Cited 4,450 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Smith v. Evening News Assn. · 371 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Local No. 207, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers Union v. Perko · 373 U.S. 701 (1963)
• Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114 · 383 U.S. 53 (1966)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell · 356 U.S. 634 (1958)
• Moore v. Illinois Central Railroad · 312 U.S. 630 (1941)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Gonzales · 356 U.S. 617 (1958)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Local 100, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices v. Borden · 373 U.S. 690 (1963)
• Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Koppal · 345 U.S. 653 (1953)
• Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23 · 350 U.S. 892 (1955)
• United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co. · 363 U.S. 564 (1960)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 332 (1944)
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740 (1942)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Acme Industrial Co. · 385 U.S. 432 (1967)
• Drake Bakeries Inc. v. Local 50, American Bakery & Confectionery Workers International · 370 U.S. 254 (1962)
• Liner v. Jafco, Inc. · 375 U.S. 301 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Radio & Television Broadcast Engineers Union, Local 1212 · 364 U.S. 573 (1961)
• Local No. 438 Construction & General Laborers' Union v. Curry · 371 U.S. 542 (1963)
• Walker v. Southern Railway Co. · 385 U.S. 196 (1966)
• Hanna Mining Co. v. District 2, Marine Engineers Beneficial Ass'n · 382 U.S. 181 (1965)

Cited by

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• Bowen v. United States Postal Service · 459 U.S. 212 (1983)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · 442 U.S. 42 (1979)
• Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6 · 493 U.S. 67 (1989)
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry · 494 U.S. 558 (1990)
• Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers · 451 U.S. 679 (1981)
• Karahalios v. National Federation of Federal Employees, Local 1263 · 489 U.S. 527 (1989)
• Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'Neill · 499 U.S. 65 (1991)
• United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Rawson · 495 U.S. 362 (1990)
• Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc. · 525 U.S. 33 (1998)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25 · 430 U.S. 290 (1977)
• Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. · 393 U.S. 324 (1969)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins · 466 U.S. 364 (1984)
• Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization · 420 U.S. 50 (1975)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. · 388 U.S. 175 (1967)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Hechler · 481 U.S. 851 (1987)
• Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
• U. S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles · 400 U.S. 351 (1971)

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