Bfp v. Resolution Trust Corporation, as Receiver of Imperial Federal Savings Association, et al.

Decided May 23, 1994. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-1370 · 511 U.S. 531 (1994) · Cited 1,012 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Owen v. Owen · 500 U.S. 305 (1991)
• United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd. · 484 U.S. 365 (1988)
• Dewsnup v. Timm · 502 U.S. 410 (1992)
• Gelfert v. National City Bank of NY · 313 U.S. 221 (1941)
• Perez. v. Campbell · 402 U.S. 637 (1971)
• Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · 474 U.S. 494 (1986)
• Stellwagen v. Clum · 245 U.S. 605 (1918)
• American Land Co. v. Zeiss · 219 U.S. 47 (1911)
• United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
• Butner v. United States · 440 U.S. 48 (1979)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc. · 462 U.S. 198 (1983)
• Kelly v. Robinson · 479 U.S. 36 (1986)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• Union Bank v. Wolas · 502 U.S. 151 (1991)
• United States v. Energy Resources Co. · 495 U.S. 545 (1990)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. · 503 U.S. 30 (1992)
• Perrin v. United States · 444 U.S. 37 (1979)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• Johnson v. Home State Bank · 501 U.S. 78 (1991)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco · 465 U.S. 513 (1984)
• Patterson v. Shumate · 504 U.S. 753 (1992)
• Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. Green · 329 U.S. 156 (1946)
• Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 236 U.S. 549 (1915)
• United States v. Texas · 507 U.S. 529 (1993)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• Board of Trade of Chicago v. Johnson · 264 U.S. 1 (1924)
• Wright v. Union Central Life Insurance · 311 U.S. 273 (1941)

Cited by

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• Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz · 578 U.S. 355 (2016)
• Bond v. United States · 572 U.S. 844 (2014)
• Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma · 589 U.S. 178 (2020)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A. · 530 U.S. 1 (2000)
• Johnson v. United States · 529 U.S. 694 (2000)
• Associates Commercial Corp. v. Rash · 520 U.S. 953 (1997)
• Rapanos v. United States · 547 U.S. 715 (2006)
• Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid · 592 U.S. 395 (2021)
• Hubbard v. United States · 514 U.S. 695 (1995)
• Dunn v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission · 519 U.S. 465 (1997)

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