NLRB Stats Archive › Annual Reports › FY1979 › Miscellaneous litigation involving NLRB; outcome of proceedings in which court decision issued
Miscellaneous litigation involving NLRB; outcome of proceedings in which court decision issued
| Total all courts — Number decided | Total all courts — Court determination Upholding Board position | Total all courts — Court determination Contrary to Board position | In courts of appeals — Number decided | In courts of appeals — Upholding Board position | In courts of appeals — Contrary to Board position | In district courts — Number decided | In district courts — Upholding Board position | In district courts — Contrary to Board position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals — all types | 78 | 72 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 55 | 51 | 4 |
| NLRB-initiated actions or interventions | 33 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| To enforce subpoena | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To restrain disposition of assets by respondent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To defend Board's jurisdiction | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| To dissolve bankruptcy stay | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Action by other parties | 45 | 41 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| To restrain NLRB from (subsection) | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Proceeding in R case | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Proceeding in unfair labor practice case | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| To compel NLRB to (subsection) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| Issue complaint | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Comply with Freedom of Information Act | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Other (action by other parties) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Source data: U.S. NLRB Annual Reports (public domain). Reconstruction by NLRB Stats Archive. Updated June 2026.