Albertson'S, Inc. v. Hallie Kirkingburg
Decided June 22, 1999. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 98-591 · 527 U.S. 555 (1999) · Cited 520 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- David Hackett Souter · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Bragdon v. Abbott · 524 U.S. 624 (1998)
- School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline · 480 U.S. 273 (1987)
- Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
- King v. St. Vincent's Hospital · 502 U.S. 215 (1991)
- Conroy v. Aniskoff · 507 U.S. 511 (1993)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams · 534 U.S. 184 (2002)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Echazabal · 536 U.S. 73 (2002)
- Stanley v. City of Sanford · 606 U.S. 46 (2025)
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