Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex.
Decided December 3, 2013. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 12-929 · 571 U.S. 49 (2013) · Cited 3,278 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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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.
- Van Dusen v. Barrack · 376 U.S. 612 (1964)
- Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp. · 487 U.S. 22 (1988)
- Norwood v. Kirkpatrick · 349 U.S. 29 (1955)
- Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp. · 549 U.S. 422 (2007)
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno · 454 U.S. 235 (1981)
- Ferens v. John Deere Co. · 494 U.S. 516 (1990)
- Cheney v. United States District Court for District of Columbia · 542 U.S. 367 (2004)
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. · 407 U.S. 1 (1972)
- Leroy v. Great Western United Corp. · 443 U.S. 173 (1979)
- Smith v. United States · 507 U.S. 197 (1993)
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- FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC · 604 U.S. 542 (2025)
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