Dames & Moore v. Regan, Secretary of Treasury, et al.

Decided July 2, 1981. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-2078 · 453 U.S. 654 (1981) · Cited 518 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
• United States v. Pink · 315 U.S. 203 (1942)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Armstrong v. United States · 364 U.S. 40 (1960)
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Agins v. City of Tiburon · 447 U.S. 255 (1980)
• United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. · 299 U.S. 304 (1936)
• Zemel v. Rusk · 381 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank v. Radford · 295 U.S. 555 (1935)
• Springer v. Government of Philippine Islands · 277 U.S. 189 (1928)
• Propper v. Clark · 337 U.S. 472 (1949)
• Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co. · 135 U.S. 641 (1890)

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