De Canas et al. v. Bica et al.

Decided February 25, 1976. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-882 · 424 U.S. 351 (1976) · Cited 608 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Pennsylvania v. Nelson · 350 U.S. 497 (1956)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Graham v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 365 (1971)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino · 413 U.S. 405 (1973)
• Takahashi v. Fish & Game Commission · 334 U.S. 410 (1948)
• In Re Griffiths · 413 U.S. 717 (1973)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Truax v. Raich · 239 U.S. 33 (1915)
• Fong Yue Ting v. United States · 149 U.S. 698 (1893)
• Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
• Sugarman v. Dougall · 413 U.S. 634 (1973)
• Henderson v. Mayor of the City of New York Commissioners of Immigration v. North German Lloyd · 92 U.S. 259 (1876)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware · 414 U.S. 117 (1973)
• Schwartz v. Texas · 344 U.S. 199 (1952)
• California v. Zook · 336 U.S. 725 (1949)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 353 U.S. 26 (1957)
• Ohio Ex Rel. Clarke v. Deckebach · 274 U.S. 392 (1927)

Cited by

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

• Toll v. Moreno · 458 U.S. 1 (1982)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
• Chamber of Commerce of United States of America v. Whiting · 563 U.S. 582 (2011)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
• Kansas v. Garcia · 589 U.S. 191 (2020)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland · 437 U.S. 117 (1978)
• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co. · 450 U.S. 311 (1981)
• Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De Otero · 426 U.S. 572 (1976)
• Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 535 U.S. 137 (2002)
• Nyquist v. Mauclet · 432 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc. · 431 U.S. 265 (1977)

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