Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.

Decided May 25, 1959. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94 · 359 U.S. 520 (1959) · Cited 370 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598 (1940)
• Sproles v. Binford · 286 U.S. 374 (1932)
• South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros. · 303 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Morgan v. Virginia · 328 U.S. 373 (1946)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Public Util. Comm'n of Cal. v. United States · 355 U.S. 534 (1958)
• Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri · 342 U.S. 421 (1952)
• Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co. · 335 U.S. 525 (1949)

Cited by

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

• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice · 434 U.S. 429 (1978)
• Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. · 450 U.S. 662 (1981)
• National Pork Producers Council v. Ross · 598 U.S. 356 (2023)
• Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. Bair · 437 U.S. 267 (1978)
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad · 393 U.S. 129 (1968)
• Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit · 362 U.S. 440 (1960)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead · 369 U.S. 590 (1962)
• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. · 411 U.S. 624 (1973)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• General Motors Corp. v. Tracy · 519 U.S. 278 (1997)
• Goldstein v. California · 412 U.S. 546 (1973)
• Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry · 374 U.S. 424 (1963)
• Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District v. Delta Airlines, Inc. · 405 U.S. 707 (1972)
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Air Lines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 714 (1963)

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