Blue Chip Stamps et al. v. Manor Drug Stores

Decided June 9, 1975. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-124 · 421 U.S. 723 (1975) · Cited 2,261 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.

• Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States · 406 U.S. 128 (1972)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 404 U.S. 6 (1971)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc. · 393 U.S. 453 (1969)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Tcherepnin v. Knight · 389 U.S. 332 (1967)
• United States v. Feola · 420 U.S. 671 (1975)
• United States v. Armour & Co. · 402 U.S. 673 (1971)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc. · 375 U.S. 180 (1963)
• Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp. · 311 U.S. 282 (1940)
• Blau v. Lehman · 368 U.S. 403 (1962)
• Petroleum Exploration, Inc. v. Public Service Commission · 304 U.S. 209 (1938)

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• Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 552 U.S. 148 (2008)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. · 561 U.S. 247 (2010)
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• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
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• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
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• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth · 471 U.S. 681 (1985)
• United States v. O'Hagan · 521 U.S. 642 (1997)
• Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston · 459 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. · 513 U.S. 561 (1995)
• Chiarella v. United States · 445 U.S. 222 (1980)
• Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media · 589 U.S. 327 (2020)
• Aaron v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 446 U.S. 680 (1980)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Lawson v. FMR LLC · 571 U.S. 429 (2014)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Barry · 438 U.S. 531 (1978)
• Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner · 472 U.S. 299 (1985)
• Hudson v. McMillian · 503 U.S. 1 (1992)

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