Comcast Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Caroline Behrend et al.

Decided March 27, 2013. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 11-864 · 569 U.S. 27 (2013) · Cited 1,534 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.

• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 564 U.S. 338 (2011)
• Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · 521 U.S. 591 (1997)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon · 457 U.S. 147 (1982)
• United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555 (1931)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• United States v. Doe · 465 U.S. 605 (1984)
• Redrup v. New York · 386 U.S. 767 (1967)
• Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. · 336 U.S. 271 (1949)

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• Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk · 569 U.S. 66 (2013)
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• Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis · 605 U.S. 327 (2025)

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