Brown Shoe Co., Inc., v. United States

Decided June 25, 1962. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 4 · 370 U.S. 294 (1962) · Cited 1,936 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States · 337 U.S. 293 (1949)
• Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. · 365 U.S. 320 (1961)
• Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Assn., Inc. v. United States · 362 U.S. 458 (1960)
• Forgay v. Conrad · 47 U.S. 201 (1848)
• Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Johnson · 326 U.S. 120 (1945)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
• United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
• United States v. California Coöperative Canneries · 279 U.S. 553 (1929)
• Catlin v. United States · 324 U.S. 229 (1945)
• United States v. L. A. Tucker Truck Lines, Inc. · 344 U.S. 33 (1952)
• Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
• United States v. Reading Co. · 253 U.S. 26 (1920)
• Stainback v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po · 336 U.S. 368 (1949)
• Republic Natural Gas Co. v. Oklahoma · 334 U.S. 62 (1948)
• Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover · 359 U.S. 500 (1959)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
• American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Finn · 341 U.S. 6 (1951)
• Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323 (1940)
• United States v. Swift & Co. · 286 U.S. 106 (1932)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• DiBella v. United States · 369 U.S. 121 (1962)
• United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392 (1927)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
• Lorain Journal Co. v. United States · 342 U.S. 143 (1951)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Von's Grocery Co. · 384 U.S. 270 (1966)
• United States v. Continental Can Co. · 378 U.S. 441 (1964)
• United States v. General Dynamics Corp. · 415 U.S. 486 (1974)
• United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. · 410 U.S. 526 (1973)
• Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States · 409 U.S. 151 (1972)
• United States v. Aluminum Co. of America · 377 U.S. 271 (1964)
• United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. · 384 U.S. 546 (1966)
• United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc. · 418 U.S. 602 (1974)
• Ohio v. American Express Co. · 585 U.S. 529 (2018)
• Ford Motor Co. v. United States · 405 U.S. 562 (1972)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 386 U.S. 568 (1967)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• City of Houston v. Hill · 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. · 384 U.S. 597 (1966)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. · 419 U.S. 186 (1974)
• United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank · 422 U.S. 86 (1975)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Strickler v. Greene · 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
• Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696 (1974)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co. · 486 U.S. 196 (1988)
• Barlow v. Collins · 397 U.S. 159 (1970)

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