Amchem Products, Inc., et al. v. George Windsor et al.

Decided June 25, 1997. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-270 · 521 U.S. 591 (1997) · Cited 4,991 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · 457 U.S. 147 (1982)
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin · 417 U.S. 156 (1974)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · 496 U.S. 384 (1990)
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War · 418 U.S. 208 (1974)
• East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez · 431 U.S. 395 (1977)
• Diamond v. Charles · 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
• General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 446 U.S. 318 (1980)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 520 U.S. 471 (1997)

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• Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds · 568 U.S. 455 (2013)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers · 538 U.S. 135 (2003)
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. Stevens · 529 U.S. 765 (2000)
• Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach · 523 U.S. 26 (1998)
• Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Bailey · 557 U.S. 137 (2009)
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