Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations et al. v. Gould Inc.

Decided February 26, 1986. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1484 · 475 U.S. 282 (1986) · Cited 333 times

Holding

The NLRA pre-empts the Wisconsin debarment statute.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

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.

• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• Moore v. Ogilvie · 394 U.S. 814 (1969)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• American Federation of Labor v. National Labor Relations Board · 308 U.S. 401 (1940)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 311 U.S. 7 (1940)
• Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton · 377 U.S. 252 (1964)
• White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc. · 460 U.S. 204 (1983)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)
• Magnesium Casting Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 401 U.S. 137 (1971)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Brown · 554 U.S. 60 (2008)
• Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council · 530 U.S. 363 (2000)
• Kansas v. Garcia · 589 U.S. 191 (2020)
• Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc. · 507 U.S. 218 (1993)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Davis · 476 U.S. 380 (1986)
• California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co. · 480 U.S. 572 (1987)
• Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters · 598 U.S. 771 (2023)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1986). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).