Department of Revenue of Kentucky, et al. v. George W. Davis, et Ux

Decided May 19, 2008. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 06-666 · 553 U.S. 328 (2008) · Cited 349 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• United Haulers Ass'n v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority · 550 U.S. 330 (2007)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner · 516 U.S. 325 (1996)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc. · 460 U.S. 204 (1983)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke · 467 U.S. 82 (1984)
• West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Healy · 512 U.S. 186 (1994)
• New Energy Co. of Indiana v. Limbach · 486 U.S. 269 (1988)
• Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission · 429 U.S. 318 (1977)
• General Motors Corp. v. Tracy · 519 U.S. 278 (1997)
• Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority · 469 U.S. 528 (1985)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333 (1977)
• United States v. Lopez · 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc. · 294 U.S. 511 (1935)
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. Sullivan · 325 U.S. 761 (1945)
• Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue · 460 U.S. 575 (1983)
• CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America · 481 U.S. 69 (1987)
• Lewis v. BT Investment Managers, Inc. · 447 U.S. 27 (1980)
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison · 340 U.S. 349 (1951)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. · 514 U.S. 175 (1995)

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• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• National Pork Producers Council v. Ross · 598 U.S. 356 (2023)
• McBurney v. Young · 569 U.S. 221 (2013)
• Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas · 588 U.S. 504 (2019)
• Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Assn. · 584 U.S. 453 (2018)
• South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. · 585 U.S. 162 (2018)

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