Blue Shield of Virginia et al. v. McCready

Decided June 21, 1982. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-225 · 457 U.S. 465 (1982) · Cited 680 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 395 U.S. 642 (1969)
• Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. · 327 U.S. 251 (1946)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. · 456 U.S. 556 (1982)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
• Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States · 389 U.S. 191 (1967)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• Radiant Burners, Inc. v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. · 364 U.S. 656 (1961)

Cited by

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• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Kansas v. UtiliCorp United Inc. · 497 U.S. 199 (1990)
• Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. · 572 U.S. 118 (2014)
• Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, LLP · 540 U.S. 398 (2004)
• Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
• California v. ARC America Corp. · 490 U.S. 93 (1989)

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