Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters et al.

Decided February 22, 1983. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-334 · 459 U.S. 519 (1983) · Cited 3,116 times

Holding

Based on the allegations of the complaint, the Union was not a person injured by reason of a violation of the antitrust laws within the meaning of 4 of the Clayton Act.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. · 327 U.S. 251 (1946)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co. · 245 U.S. 531 (1918)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555 (1931)
• American Tobacco Co. v. United States · 328 U.S. 781 (1946)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
• United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
• Loewe v. Lawlor · 208 U.S. 274 (1908)
• Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 395 U.S. 642 (1969)
• Coronado Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers · 268 U.S. 295 (1925)

Cited by

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• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · 550 U.S. 544 (2007)
• Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
• Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. · 572 U.S. 118 (2014)
• Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. · 547 U.S. 451 (2006)
• Bank of Am. Corp. v. City of Miami · 581 U.S. 189 (2017)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Apple, Inc. v. Pepper · 587 U.S. 273 (2019)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · 475 U.S. 574 (1986)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York · 559 U.S. 1 (2010)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, LLP · 540 U.S. 398 (2004)
• Hudson v. McMillian · 503 U.S. 1 (1992)
• City of Oklahoma v. Tuttle · 471 U.S. 808 (1985)
• Bennett v. Spear · 520 U.S. 154 (1997)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen · 597 U.S. 1 (2022)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · 553 U.S. 639 (2008)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp. · 485 U.S. 717 (1988)
• California v. ARC America Corp. · 490 U.S. 93 (1989)
• Summit Health, Ltd. v. Pinhas · 500 U.S. 322 (1991)
• Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn · 604 U.S. 593 (2025)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1983). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).