Legal Opinion
Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 1, 1986No. 84-1644PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
The city of Los Angeles, Cal., refused to renew Golden State Transit Corporation’s taxicab franchise after the company’s drivers went on strike. We are asked to decide whether, under Machinists v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Comm’n, 427 U. S. 132 (1976), the city’s action is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U. S. C. § 151 et seq.
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In 1980, Golden State, which operated taxicabs under the Yellow Cab name, applied to the city for a renewal of its operating franchise eventually scheduled to lapse on March 31, 1981. That franchise had first been acquired in 1977. On…
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