Department of the Air Force et al. v. Rose et al.

Decided April 21, 1976. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-489 · 425 U.S. 352 (1976) · Cited 1,918 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Orloff v. Willoughby · 345 U.S. 83 (1953)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• Paul v. Davis · 424 U.S. 693 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. · 421 U.S. 168 (1975)
• Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson · 422 U.S. 255 (1975)

Cited by

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• United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 489 U.S. 749 (1989)
• United States Department of State v. Ray · 502 U.S. 164 (1991)
• United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 510 U.S. 487 (1994)
• Federal Open Market Committee of Federal Reserve System v. Merrill · 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Abramson · 456 U.S. 615 (1982)
• John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)
• United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts · 492 U.S. 136 (1989)
• Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media · 588 U.S. 427 (2019)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
• United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co. · 456 U.S. 595 (1982)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
• Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice · 491 U.S. 440 (1989)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• United States Department of Justice v. Landano · 508 U.S. 165 (1993)
• United States Department of Justice v. Julian · 486 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T Inc. · 562 U.S. 397 (2011)

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