California v. American Stores Co. et al.

Decided April 30, 1990. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-258 · 495 U.S. 271 (1990) · Cited 130 times

Holding

Divestiture is a form of "injunctive relief" authorized by 16.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 321 U.S. 321 (1944)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo · 456 U.S. 305 (1982)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Porter v. Warner Holding Co. · 328 U.S. 395 (1946)
• Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
• Swift & Co. v. United States · 276 U.S. 311 (1928)
• General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 261 (1922)
• United States v. City & County of San Francisco · 310 U.S. 16 (1940)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. New Jersey Wood Finishing Co. · 381 U.S. 311 (1965)
• Fleitmann Ex Rel. Stockholders of the Consolidated Street Lighting Co. v. Welsbach Street Lighting Co. · 240 U.S. 27 (1916)

Cited by

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

• F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A. · 542 U.S. 155 (2004)

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