United States DC Circuit

Petitioner college's petition for review of the NLRB's order that it bargain with the collective bargaining agent of its faculty is granted, where the college's religious educational environment and affiliation with the United Presbyterian Church placed it beyond the NLRB's jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2008
• Decided 03/13/2009
• Published 03/13/2009

Judges

• Before HENDERSON, ROGERS, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward A. Brill argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.  Lawrence Z. Lorber entered an appearance., Arnold E. Perl and Ada Meloy were on the brief of amici curiae American Council on Education et al. in support of petitioner., Catherine Trafton argued the cause for intervenor.   With her on the brief was James B. Coppess.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steven B. Goldstein, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Ronald E. Meisburg, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Linda Dreeben, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Robert J. Englehart, Supervisory Attorney.