Central Machinery Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission
Decided June 27, 1980. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 78-1604 · 448 U.S. 160 (1980) · Cited 101 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Thurgood Marshall · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 4
- John Paul Stevens
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“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.
- Warren Trading Post Co. v. Arizona Tax Commission · 380 U.S. 685 (1965)
- Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
- Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
- United States v. Price · 383 U.S. 787 (1966)
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. Jones · 411 U.S. 145 (1973)
- United States v. McGowan · 302 U.S. 535 (1938)
- McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 411 U.S. 164 (1973)
- Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe · 435 U.S. 191 (1978)
- Wilson v. Omaha Indian Tribe · 442 U.S. 653 (1979)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Rice v. Rehner · 463 U.S. 713 (1983)
- Department of Taxation and Finance of NY v. Milhelm Attea & Bros. · 512 U.S. 61 (1994)
- Ramah Navajo School Bd., Inc. v. Bureau of Revenue of NM · 458 U.S. 832 (1982)
- McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
- New Mexico v. Mescalero Apache Tribe · 462 U.S. 324 (1983)
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