Legal Opinion
Windward Shipping (London) Ltd. v. American Radio Assn.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 1974No. 72-1061PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
Petitioners are the owners and managing agents of two ships which are registered under the laws of Liberia and fly the Liberian flag. They sought injunctive relief in the state courts in Texas to bar picketing of their vessels by respondent unions. The trial court denied relief, finding that the dispute was “arguably” within the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board and that the jurisdiction of the state courts was therefore pre-empted. The Texas Court of Civil Appeals affirmed,1 and we granted certiorari, 412 U. S. 927 (1973), to consider whether the activities here complained…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional De Marineros De HondurasSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Benz v. Compania Naviera Hidalgo, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Marine Cooks & Stewards v. Panama Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by46 opinions
- United States v. Milton Parness and Barbara ParnessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- International Longshoremen's Association v. Allied International, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Amelia Zamora Demateos, Administratrix of the Estate of Theodore Reyes, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc. And Texaco Panama, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- John Gomez v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- Michael F. Walsh, Etc. v. International Longshoremen's Association, Afl-Cio, Local 799, International Longshoremen's Association, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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