Legal Opinion
DirecTV, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 16, 2016No. 11-1273PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
SRINIVASAN, Circuit Judge:
The National Labor Relations Act protects employees’ right to engage in concerted activities. That right encompasses protesting an employer’s actions or policies through an appeal to the public for support. But while the Act protects employees’ right to engage in such third-party appeals, the Act also recognizes the prerogative of employers to discharge employees “for cause.” Those two principles can come into tension. That can happen, for instance, when employees publicly criticize their company in an attempt to draw…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Minteq International, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
- Hill v. JacksonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2020
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