Carl Kircher, et al. v. Putnam Funds Trust et al.

Decided June 15, 2006. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 05-409 · 547 U.S. 633 (2006) · Cited 305 times

Holding

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Waco v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 293 U.S. 140 (1934)
• Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer · 423 U.S. 336 (1976)
• Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca · 516 U.S. 124 (1995)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Kontrick v. Ryan · 540 U.S. 443 (2004)
• Scarborough v. Principi · 541 U.S. 401 (2004)
• Jefferson County v. Acker · 527 U.S. 423 (1999)
• United States v. Rice · 327 U.S. 742 (1946)
• Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Fitzgerald · 160 U.S. 556 (1896)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance · 517 U.S. 706 (1996)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Standefer v. United States · 447 U.S. 10 (1980)
• Willingham v. Morgan · 395 U.S. 402 (1969)
• Gravitt v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 430 U.S. 723 (1977)
• Briscoe v. Bell · 432 U.S. 404 (1977)

Cited by

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

• Osborn v. Haley · 549 U.S. 225 (2007)
• Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. · 551 U.S. 224 (2007)

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