Cts Corp. v. Dynamics Corporation of America

Decided April 21, 1987. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-71 · 481 U.S. 69 (1987) · Cited 476 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland · 437 U.S. 117 (1978)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. · 450 U.S. 662 (1981)
• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Boyd's Lessee v. Graves · 17 U.S. 513 (1819)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Lewis v. BT Investment Managers, Inc. · 447 U.S. 27 (1980)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice · 434 U.S. 429 (1978)
• Lacoste v. Department of Conservation of Louisiana · 263 U.S. 545 (1924)

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• Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council · 530 U.S. 363 (2000)
• Glossip v. Gross · 576 U.S. 863 (2015)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis · 553 U.S. 328 (2008)
• Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises, Inc. · 486 U.S. 888 (1988)
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore · 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• Altria Group, Inc. v. Good · 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
• Healy v. Beer Institute · 491 U.S. 324 (1989)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• General Motors Corp. v. Tracy · 519 U.S. 278 (1997)
• Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce · 494 U.S. 652 (1990)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)

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