Cort et al. v. Ash

Decided June 17, 1975. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1908 · 422 U.S. 66 (1975) · Cited 3,337 times

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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.

• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• United States v. International Union United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers · 352 U.S. 567 (1957)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers · 414 U.S. 453 (1974)
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Rigsby · 241 U.S. 33 (1916)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Wheeldin v. Wheeler · 373 U.S. 647 (1963)
• Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States · 389 U.S. 191 (1967)
• Pipefitters Local Union No. 562 v. United States · 407 U.S. 385 (1972)
• T. I. M. E. Inc. v. United States · 359 U.S. 464 (1959)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696 (1974)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co. · 337 U.S. 530 (1949)
• Calhoon v. Harvey · 379 U.S. 134 (1964)
• Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour · 421 U.S. 412 (1975)
• United States v. Republic Steel Corp. · 362 U.S. 482 (1960)
• Wiener v. United States · 357 U.S. 349 (1958)
• Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc. · 386 U.S. 317 (1967)
• Nashville Milk Co. v. Carnation Co. · 355 U.S. 373 (1958)

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• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• California v. Sierra Club · 451 U.S. 287 (1981)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Thompson v. Thompson · 484 U.S. 174 (1988)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell · 473 U.S. 134 (1985)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn. · 496 U.S. 498 (1990)
• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Suter v. Artist M. · 503 U.S. 347 (1992)
• Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu · 450 U.S. 754 (1981)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
• Jett v. Dallas Independent School District · 491 U.S. 701 (1989)
• Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 552 U.S. 148 (2008)
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries · 553 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Daily Income Fund, Inc. v. Fox · 464 U.S. 523 (1984)
• Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman · 581 U.S. 37 (2017)
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson · 478 U.S. 804 (1986)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Bowen v. Massachusetts · 487 U.S. 879 (1988)
• Clarke v. Securities Industry Assn. · 479 U.S. 388 (1987)

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