City of Burbank et al. v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc., et al.

Decided May 14, 1973. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-1637 · 411 U.S. 624 (1973) · Cited 506 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit · 362 U.S. 440 (1960)
• Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. · 359 U.S. 520 (1959)
• Wright v. Vinton Branch of Mountain Trust Bank of Roanoke · 300 U.S. 440 (1937)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Minnesota · 322 U.S. 292 (1944)
• Penn Dairies, Inc. v. Milk Control Comm'n of Pa. · 318 U.S. 261 (1943)
• McCaughn v. Hershey Chocolate Co. · 283 U.S. 488 (1931)

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

• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• Community Communications Co. v. City of Boulder · 455 U.S. 40 (1982)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware · 414 U.S. 117 (1973)

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