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BILL JOHNSON'S RESTAURANTS, INC. v. NLRB

No. 81-2257.

461 U.S. 731 (1983)

BILL JOHNSON'S RESTAURANTS, INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Allen Katz argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Carolyn F. Corwin argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Norton J. Come, Linda Sher, and Candace M. Carroll.*

Edward B. Miller, Matthew R. McArthur, and Stephen A. Bokat filed a brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States as amicus curiae.

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

We must decide whether the National Labor Relations Board may issue a cease-and-desist order to halt the prosecution of a state-court civil suit brought by an employer to retaliate against employees for exercising federally protected labor rights, without also finding that the suit lacks a reasonable basis in fact or law.

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The present controversy arises out of a labor dispute at "Bill Johnson's Big...

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