Supreme Court· 1/22/1979
Union Pacific Railroad v. Sheehan
Citations
- 439 U.S. 89
- 99 S. Ct. 399
- 58 L. Ed. 2d 354
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 168
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that the scope of judicial review under the Railway Labor Act is “among the narrowest known to the law.”
- noting that the scope of judicial review for arbitration awards is \among the narrowest known to the law.\
- noting that the courts have described the similar restrictions under section 3 of the Act, 45 U.S.C. § 153, as “among the narrowest known to the law”
- limiting court’s authority to set aside Adjustment Board orders to the three grounds articulated in the statute
- characterizing judicial review of awards under the RLA as “among the narrowest known to the law”
- noting under the RLA, minor disputes between railroads and unions are resolved before the adjudgment board or PLB
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Judges: Brennan, Marshall
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366 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court· 1989-06-19· cited 609×
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court· 1987-03-24· cited 585×
- Union Pacific R. Co. v. Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Gen. Comm. of Adjustment, Central RegionSupreme Court· 2009-12-08· cited 364×
- International Association of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Third Circuit· 1982-03-16· cited 155×
- Walter McAlester v. United Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware CorporationTenth Circuit· 1988-07-14· cited 151×
- Ballew v. Continental Airlines, Inc.Fifth Circuit· 2012-01-31· cited 124×
- Alaska Airlines v. Judy SchurkeNinth Circuit· 2018-08-01· cited 124×
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, and United Transportation UnionSeventh Circuit· 1985-07-26· cited 121×
- Peterson v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, InternationalFourth Circuit· 1985-04-15· cited 98×
- United Steelworkers of America Local 1913 And/or Sam Godich v. Union Railroad CompanyThird Circuit· 1981-05-06· cited 88×
- Winston B. Lewy v. Southern Pacific Transportation CompanyNinth Circuit· 1986-09-12· cited 87×
- Daniel K. Graf v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Local No. 882Seventh Circuit· 1983-01-07· cited 84×
- George A. Schiltz v. Burlington Northern Railroad Transportation Communications UnionEighth Circuit· 1997-06-23· cited 79×
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Association, InternationalD.C. Circuit· 1987-01-06· cited 78×
- Debra Kidd v. Southwest Airlines, Co.Fifth Circuit· 1990-01-04· cited 78×
- Robert T. Sisco v. Consolidated Rail Corp. And United Transportation UnionThird Circuit· 1984-04-24· cited 76×
- Arthur Geddes v. American Airlines, Inc., Terry MeenanEleventh Circuit· 2003-02-21· cited 76×
- Union Pacific Railroad Company v. United Transportation Union, Also Known as C & T, Also Known as Utu Kent H. MadisonEighth Circuit· 1993-09-27· cited 75×
- United States Postal Service v. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-CioFourth Circuit· 2000-02-25· cited 72×
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company v. Transportation Communications International UnionFourth Circuit· 1992-09-10· cited 71×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court· 1970-01-26· cited 1,683×
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court· 1957-03-25· cited 623×
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court· 1972-05-15· cited 565×
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court· 1950-04-10· cited 460×
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court· 1941-03-31· cited 401×
- Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court· 1966-01-17· cited 209×
- Federal Energy Administration v. Algonquin SNG, Inc.Supreme Court· 1976-06-17· cited 171×
- Union Pacific Railroad v. PriceSupreme Court· 1959-06-29· cited 165×
- Sheehan v. Union Pacific RailroadD. Utah· 1976-09-07· cited 4×
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