NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

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Commerce Clause case United States Supreme Court case landmark labor law case

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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Label	Occurrences
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. canonical	11
1937 (NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.)	1
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. NLRB	1
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. United States	1
Jones & Laughlin Steel case	1
National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation	1
The National Labor Relations Board may order reinstatement of workers fired for union activity in an enterprise affecting interstate commerce	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Context triple: [Commerce Clause, interpretedInCase, NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.]

A. National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is a landmark 1935 U.S. labor law that guarantees workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while regulating employer–union relations.
B. Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded federal regulatory power by holding that even purely local, non-commercial activity could be regulated under the Commerce Clause if it had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
C. Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Massachusetts law restricting state business with Burma was preempted by federal sanctions under the Supremacy Clause.
D. Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
E. Helvering v. Davis
Helvering v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act and broadly affirmed federal power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Target entity description: 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.

A. National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is a landmark 1935 U.S. labor law that guarantees workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while regulating employer–union relations.
B. Wickard v. Filburn
Wickard v. Filburn is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court case that dramatically expanded federal regulatory power by holding that even purely local, non-commercial activity could be regulated under the Commerce Clause if it had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.
C. Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council
Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a Massachusetts law restricting state business with Burma was preempted by federal sanctions under the Supremacy Clause.
D. Steward Machine Co. v. Davis
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the federal unemployment compensation provisions of the Social Security Act, affirming broad congressional power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
E. Helvering v. Davis
Helvering v. Davis is a 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Social Security Act and broadly affirmed federal power to tax and spend for the general welfare.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Commerce Clause case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark labor law case ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jones & Laughlin Steel case ⓘ linked to: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
areaOfLaw	constitutional law ⓘ federal jurisdiction over interstate commerce ⓘ labor law ⓘ
arguedDate	February 10, 1937 ⓘ
chiefJusticeAtDecision	Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ
citation	301 U.S. 1 ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ linked to: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause ⓘ
decidingCourt	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	April 12, 1937 ⓘ
dissentingJustice	George Sutherland ⓘ James C. McReynolds ⓘ linked to: Justice James C. McReynolds Pierce Butler ⓘ Willis Van Devanter ⓘ
docketNumber	419 ⓘ
fullName	National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation ⓘ linked to: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
geographicContext	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
historicalSignificance	limited the earlier restrictive view of the Commerce Clause ⓘ marked a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce ⓘ signaled judicial acceptance of New Deal economic regulation ⓘ
holding	Congress may regulate labor relations when they have a close and substantial relation to interstate commerce ⓘ The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 is constitutional as applied to the respondent ⓘ The National Labor Relations Board may order reinstatement of workers fired for union activity in an enterprise affecting interstate commerce ⓘ linked to: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
keyConcept	close and substantial relation to interstate commerce ⓘ federal power to regulate labor relations ⓘ
legalIssue	constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 ⓘ federal regulation of labor relations in manufacturing ⓘ scope of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause ⓘ
majorityJoinedBy	Benjamin N. Cardozo ⓘ linked to: Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo Harlan F. Stone ⓘ linked to: Justice Harlan F. Stone Louis Brandeis ⓘ linked to: Justice Louis D. Brandeis Owen J. Roberts ⓘ linked to: Justice Owen J. Roberts
majorityOpinionBy	Charles Evans Hughes ⓘ
overruledOrLimited	narrow Commerce Clause precedents such as Carter v. Carter Coal Co. in practical effect ⓘ
pageInUnitedStatesReports	1 ⓘ
petitioner	National Labor Relations Board ⓘ
precedentFor	broad federal regulation of economic activities affecting interstate commerce ⓘ
relatedStatute	National Labor Relations Act of 1935 ⓘ linked to: National Labor Relations Act
remedyOrdered	reinstatement of discharged employees with back pay ⓘ
respondent	Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation ⓘ
subjectMatter	unfair labor practices ⓘ union organization and collective bargaining ⓘ
timePeriod	New Deal era ⓘ linked to: New Deal
volumeOfUnitedStatesReports	301 ⓘ
yearDecided	1937 ⓘ

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Commerce Clause → interpretedInCase → NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. ⓘ

NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. → fullName → National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation ⓘ