Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Decided
Docket Number
Term
Cert. Denied
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
1. Whether a union’s unlawful secondary boycott is shielded by the work-preservation defense because the targeted secondary employer could choose to take its business elsewhere and, in that way, can “control” the primary employer’s work assignments.
2. Whether a union’s unlawful secondary boycott is shielded by the work-preservation defense even when no bargaining unit jobs are threatened.
Case Updates
Cert. petition denied
February 20, 2024
U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the gutting of National Labor Relations Act protections against secondary boycott activities
October 30, 2023
U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief
Brian West Easley, Courtney L. Burks, Noel J. Francisco, Anthony J. Dick, and Ryan M. Proctor of Jones Day and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
The Chamber previously filed a coalition amicus brief before the Fourth Circuit.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Decisions -- South Carolina State Ports Authority v. NLRB (U.S. Supreme Court)
- U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief -- South Carolina State Ports Authority v. NLRB (U.S. Supreme Court)