Hudgens v. NLRB
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Hudgens v. NLRB is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Burger Court held that the First Amendment does not guarantee union organizers the right to picket on privately owned shopping center property.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hudgens v. NLRB canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4267661 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hudgens v. NLRB Context triple: [United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court, hasNotableCase, Hudgens v. NLRB]
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A.
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed when an employer’s unsuccessful but reasonably based lawsuit against a union can be treated as an unfair labor practice under federal labor law.
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B.
Hague v. CIO
Hague v. CIO is a 1939 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly shaped First Amendment jurisprudence by affirming protections for public assembly and speech in public forums.
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NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
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D.
Janus v. AFSCME
Janus v. AFSCME is a landmark 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held public-sector unions cannot require nonmembers to pay agency fees, significantly weakening union funding and power.
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E.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hudgens v. NLRB Target entity description: Hudgens v. NLRB is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Burger Court held that the First Amendment does not guarantee union organizers the right to picket on privately owned shopping center property.
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A.
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed when an employer’s unsuccessful but reasonably based lawsuit against a union can be treated as an unfair labor practice under federal labor law.
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B.
Hague v. CIO
Hague v. CIO is a 1939 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly shaped First Amendment jurisprudence by affirming protections for public assembly and speech in public forums.
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C.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
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D.
Janus v. AFSCME
Janus v. AFSCME is a landmark 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held public-sector unions cannot require nonmembers to pay agency fees, significantly weakening union funding and power.
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E.
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that narrowed the standards for proving employment discrimination under Title VII, prompting Congress to later revise those standards in the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ labor law case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | privately owned shopping centers ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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labor relations ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1975-10-06 ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | Warren E. Burger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation |
424 U.S. 507
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47 L. Ed. 2d 196 ⓘ 96 S. Ct. 1029 ⓘ |
| clarifies | limits of First Amendment rights on private property ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1976-01-13 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Justice John Paul Stevens
NERFINISHED
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Justice Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes | Marsh v. Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
The First Amendment does not guarantee union organizers the right to picket on privately owned shopping center property.
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The constitutional guarantee of free expression is a limitation on state action, not on the action of private property owners. ⓘ |
| impact | Restricted constitutional free speech claims by union organizers on private shopping center property ⓘ |
| interprets |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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National Labor Relations Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
NERFINISHED
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Justice Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
scope of First Amendment protections on private property
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union picketing rights at privately owned shopping centers ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrules | Food Employees v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Hudgens
NERFINISHED
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National Labor Relations Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Lloyd Corp. v. Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| subsequentHistory | Frequently cited in later cases on free speech in shopping centers ⓘ |
| volume | 424 ⓘ |
| year | 1976 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hudgens v. NLRB Description of subject: Hudgens v. NLRB is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Burger Court held that the First Amendment does not guarantee union organizers the right to picket on privately owned shopping center property.
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