UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA v. N.L.R.B.

No. 17-1149 Consolidated with 17-1171.

918 F.3d 126 (2019)

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Petitioner v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent, Service Employees International Union, Local 721, CTW, CLC, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 12, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Al Latham Jr. , argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Cameron W. Fox , Los Angeles, CA.

Jessica L. Ellsworth , Washington, DC and Joel Buckman , were on the brief for amicus curiae The American Council on Education and seven other education associations in support of petitioner.

Heather S. Beard , Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Peter B. Robb , General Counsel, John W. Kyle , Deputy General Counsel, Linda Dreeben , Deputy Associate General Counsel at the time the brief was filed, Usha Dheenan , Supervisory Attorney, and Joel A. Heller , Attorney, John H. Ferguson , Assistant General Counsel, entered an appearance.

Maria Keegan Myers , argued the cause for intervenor Service Employees International Union, Local 721, CTW, CLC. With her on the brief were Glenn E. Rothner and Hannah S. Weinstein , Pasadena, CA.

Michael S. Wolly , Washington, DC, was on the brief for amicus curiae The American Association of University Professors in support of respondent.

Before: Tatel and Pillard, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.


Almost four decades ago, in N.L.R.B. v. Yeshiva University, 444 U.S. 672, 100 S.Ct. 856, 63 L.Ed.2d 115 (1980), the Supreme Court sustained the National Labor Relation Board's extension of the protections of the National Labor Relations Act to the faculty of private universities. The Court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases