Arcadia, Ohio, et al. v. Ohio Power Company, et al.
Decided November 27, 1990. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 89-1283 · 498 U.S. 73 (1990) · Cited 140 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 6
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
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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.
- Harrison v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 446 U.S. 578 (1980)
- Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg · 476 U.S. 953 (1986)
- Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 411 U.S. 747 (1973)
- Third Nat. Bank in Nashville v. Impac Limited, Inc. · 432 U.S. 312 (1977)
Cited by
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- Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. · 500 U.S. 20 (1991)
- Doggett v. United States · 505 U.S. 647 (1992)
- United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
- United States v. Burke · 504 U.S. 229 (1992)
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. American Train Dispatchers' Ass'n · 499 U.S. 117 (1991)
- Pud No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology · 511 U.S. 700 (1994)
- United States v. International Business MacHines Corp. · 517 U.S. 843 (1996)
- Bondi v. Vanderstok · 604 U.S. 458 (2025)
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