Federal Express Corporation v. Paul Holowecki, et al

Decided February 27, 2008. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 06-1322 · 552 U.S. 389 (2008) · Cited 716 times

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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.

• Auer v. Robbins · 519 U.S. 452 (1997)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• Edelman v. Lynchburg College · 535 U.S. 106 (2002)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Estelle v. Gamble · 429 U.S. 97 (1976)
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. · 500 U.S. 20 (1991)
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
• Christensen v. Harris County · 529 U.S. 576 (2000)
• National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
• Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council · 490 U.S. 332 (1989)
• Bragdon v. Abbott · 524 U.S. 624 (1998)
• Barnhart v. Walton · 535 U.S. 212 (2002)
• Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans · 441 U.S. 750 (1979)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency · 540 U.S. 461 (2004)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Lopez v. Davis · 531 U.S. 230 (2001)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co. · 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline · 540 U.S. 581 (2004)

Cited by

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

• Vance v. Ball State Univ. · 570 U.S. 421 (2013)
• Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 557 U.S. 167 (2009)
• Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson Cty. · 555 U.S. 271 (2009)

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