Burlington Truck Lines, Inc., et al. v. United States et al.

Decided December 3, 1962. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 27 · 371 U.S. 156 (1962) · Cited 2,566 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Local 1976, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board · 357 U.S. 93 (1958)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co. · 368 U.S. 81 (1961)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499 (1935)
• Ford Motor Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 364 (1939)
• Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 327 U.S. 608 (1946)
• United States v. Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. · 315 U.S. 475 (1942)
• Federal Communications Commission v. RCA Communications, Inc. · 346 U.S. 86 (1953)
• Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States · 351 U.S. 56 (1956)

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• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 405 U.S. 233 (1972)
• Bowen v. American Hospital Assn. · 476 U.S. 610 (1986)
• Department of Commerce v. New York · 588 U.S. 752 (2019)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp. · 503 U.S. 407 (1992)
• United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. · 406 U.S. 742 (1972)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 556 U.S. 502 (2009)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• Investment Company Institute v. Camp · 401 U.S. 617 (1971)
• Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc. · 417 U.S. 380 (1974)
• Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 535 U.S. 137 (2002)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 380 U.S. 438 (1965)
• Calcutt v. FDIC · 598 U.S. 623 (2023)
• Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · 401 U.S. 402 (1971)
• Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 419 U.S. 281 (1974)
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
• Franklin v. Massachusetts · 505 U.S. 788 (1992)
• Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co. · 394 U.S. 759 (1969)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp. · 496 U.S. 633 (1990)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• Ponte v. Real · 471 U.S. 491 (1985)
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wichita Board of Trade · 412 U.S. 800 (1973)
• Jean v. Nelson · 472 U.S. 846 (1985)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 482 U.S. 270 (1987)
• American Farm Lines v. Black Ball Freight Service · 397 U.S. 532 (1970)
• American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. v. Donovan · 452 U.S. 490 (1981)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Food Store Employees Union, Local 347 · 417 U.S. 1 (1974)
• Securities Industry Ass'n v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · 468 U.S. 137 (1984)
• Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 407 U.S. 539 (1972)

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