Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.

After the NLRB (defendant) scheduled an administrative hearing on a complaint against Bethlehem Shipbuilding (Bethlehem) (plaintiff), Bethlehem sued in federal district court to enjoin the hearing, arguing it was not engaged in interstate commerce and thus outside NLRB jurisdiction; the National Labor Relations Act vested the NLRB with original jurisdiction over labor relations affecting interstate commerce and gave courts of appeals appellate jurisdiction over NLRB decisions. The district court granted Bethlehem a preliminary injunction, the court of appeals affirmed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.