Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2011

Dianne Knox, et al., Petitioners v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000

Decided June 21, 2012. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 10-1121 · 567 U.S. 298 (2012) · Cited 944 times

Holding

The rule of Apprendi applies to the imposition of criminal fines.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. Hudson · 475 U.S. 292 (1986)
Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes · 466 U.S. 435 (1984)
International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
Davenport v. Washington Education Ass'n · 551 U.S. 177 (2007)
Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
United States v. United Foods, Inc. · 533 U.S. 405 (2001)
Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn. · 500 U.S. 507 (1991)
Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 373 U.S. 746 (1963)
Keller v. State Bar of California · 496 U.S. 1 (1990)
R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
Wooley v. Maynard · 430 U.S. 705 (1977)
City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
Brown v. Hartlage · 456 U.S. 45 (1982)
Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
Clinton v. Jones · 520 U.S. 681 (1997)
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
Church of Scientology of California v. United States · 506 U.S. 9 (1992)
Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536 (1965)
Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
College Savings Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board · 527 U.S. 666 (1999)
United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
City of Erie v. Pap's A. M. · 529 U.S. 277 (2000)
Whitney v. California · 274 U.S. 357 (1927)

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Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez · 577 U.S. 153 (2016)
Chafin v. Chafin · 568 U.S. 165 (2013)
Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. · 570 U.S. 205 (2013)
Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center · 568 U.S. 597 (2013)
Gutierrez v. Saenz · 606 U.S. 305 (2025)

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