NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1966 › Litigation for enforcement and/or review of Board orders
| Type of proceeding | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | Fiscal year 1966 | July 5, 1935-June 30, 1966 | July 5, 1935-June 30, 1966 |
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| Type of proceeding | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Number of proceedings | Percentages | Percentages | Percentages | Percentages | July 5, 1935-June 30, 1966 | July 5, 1935-June 30, 1966 |
| Type of proceeding | Total | Vs employers only | Vs unions only | Vs both employers and unions | Board dismissal | Vs employers only | Vs unions only | Vs both employers and unions | Board dismissal | Number | Percent |
| Proceedings decided by U.S. courts of appeals | 247 | 197 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 3,162 | 100 | ||||
| On petitions for review and/or enforcement | 236 | 182 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Board orders affirmed in full | 134 | 99 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 54.4 | 88.5 | 60 | 50 | 1,815 | 57.4 |
| Board orders affirmed with modification | 46 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20.9 | 7.7 | 0 | 33.3 | 634 | 20.1 |
| Remanded to Board | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.8 | 0 | 20 | 22.2 | 143 | 4.5 |
| Board orders partially affirmed and partially set aside | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Board orders set aside | 37 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 3.8 | 0 | 11.1 | 550 | 17.4 |
| On petitions for contempt | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Compliance after filing of petition, before court action | 20.7 | ||||||||||
| Court orders holding respondent in contempt | 100 | ||||||||||
| Court orders denying petition | |||||||||||
| Proceedings decided by U.S. Supreme Court | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 160 | ||||
| Supreme Court breakdown |
Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.