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October Term 1978 · decided Mar 21, 1979

National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago et al.

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  • National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago, OT 1978, March 21, 1979.
  • Citation: 440 U.S. 490.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Unions.

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Decided 1979-03-21 (October Term 1978). Citation: 440 U.S. 490. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Unions. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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