Atlantic Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission

Decided June 1, 1965. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 292 · 381 U.S. 357 (1965) · Cited 120 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute · 333 U.S. 683 (1948)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · 312 U.S. 457 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499 (1935)
• Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of Cal. · 377 U.S. 13 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 380 U.S. 438 (1965)
• Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 327 U.S. 608 (1946)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Motion Picture Advertising Service Co. · 344 U.S. 392 (1953)

Cited by

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

• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists · 476 U.S. 447 (1986)

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