Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Angelo J. Solimino

Decided June 10, 1991. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-1895 · 501 U.S. 104 (1991) · Cited 967 times

Holding

Judicially unreviewed state administrative findings have no preclusive effect on age-discrimination proceedings in federal court.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• University of Tennessee v. Elliott · 478 U.S. 788 (1986)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans · 441 U.S. 750 (1979)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
• United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · 384 U.S. 394 (1966)
• Chandler v. Roudebush · 425 U.S. 840 (1976)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Briscoe v. LaHue · 460 U.S. 325 (1983)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Brown v. Felsen · 442 U.S. 127 (1979)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575 (1978)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528 (1955)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• United States v. Turley · 352 U.S. 407 (1957)
• Isbrandtsen Co. v. Johnson · 343 U.S. 779 (1952)

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• Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. · 572 U.S. 663 (2014)
• Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority · 566 U.S. 449 (2012)
• Voisine v. United States · 579 U.S. 686 (2016)
• Herrera v. Wyoming · 587 U.S. 329 (2019)
• Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc. · 581 U.S. 360 (2017)
• Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. · 594 U.S. 559 (2021)
• Parrish v. United States · 605 U.S. 376 (2025)
• Perttu v. Richards · 605 U.S. 460 (2025)
• Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
• Hercules, Inc. v. United States · 516 U.S. 417 (1996)
• Samantar v. Yousuf · 560 U.S. 305 (2010)
• United States v. Craft · 535 U.S. 274 (2002)
• Meyer v. Holley · 537 U.S. 280 (2003)
• Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
• Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc. · 522 U.S. 422 (1998)
• Pugin v. Garland · 599 U.S. 600 (2023)
• E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera · 604 U.S. 45 (2025)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1991). 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).