Albrecht v. Herald Co., Dba Globe-Democrat Publishing Co.
Decided March 4, 1968. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 43 · 390 U.S. 145 (1968) · Cited 449 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Abe Fortas
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
- Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)
- United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. · 388 U.S. 365 (1967)
- White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
- United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392 (1927)
- United States v. Colgate & Co. · 250 U.S. 300 (1919)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co. · 257 U.S. 441 (1922)
- United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc. · 351 U.S. 305 (1956)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
- Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. · 551 U.S. 877 (2007)
- Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society · 457 U.S. 332 (1982)
- Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp. · 485 U.S. 717 (1988)
- Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
- Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
- American Federation of Musicians v. Carroll · 391 U.S. 99 (1968)
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