Anthony Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, et al.

Decided June 28, 2001. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-2047 · 533 U.S. 606 (2001) · Cited 859 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County · 477 U.S. 340 (1986)
• Nollan v. California Coastal Commission · 483 U.S. 825 (1987)
• Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon · 260 U.S. 393 (1922)
• Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · 473 U.S. 172 (1985)
• Armstrong v. United States · 364 U.S. 40 (1960)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff · 467 U.S. 229 (1984)
• Suitum v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 520 U.S. 725 (1997)
• Danforth v. United States · 308 U.S. 271 (1939)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• Felder v. Casey · 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• Olson v. United States · 292 U.S. 246 (1934)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc. · 511 U.S. 298 (1994)
• Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead · 369 U.S. 590 (1962)
• Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. Beckwith · 449 U.S. 155 (1980)
• Lopez v. Davis · 531 U.S. 230 (2001)
• Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation · 524 U.S. 156 (1998)
• United States v. Dow · 357 U.S. 17 (1958)
• Raley v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 423 (1959)
• United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co. · 357 U.S. 155 (1958)
• Hodel v. Irving · 481 U.S. 704 (1987)
• City of Chicago v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 357 U.S. 77 (1958)
• Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. · 532 U.S. 189 (2001)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Murr v. Wisconsin · 582 U.S. 383 (2017)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco · 594 U.S. 474 (2021)
• TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez · 594 U.S. 413 (2021)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)
• Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States · 568 U.S. 23 (2012)
• Sheetz v. El Dorado County · 601 U.S. 267 (2024)

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