Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc., et al.

Decided May 14, 1973. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-1647 · 411 U.S. 726 (1973) · Cited 250 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Carnation Co. v. Pacific Westbound Conference · 383 U.S. 213 (1966)
• California v. Federal Power Commission · 369 U.S. 482 (1962)
• United States v. Borden Co. · 308 U.S. 188 (1939)
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission · 390 U.S. 261 (1968)
• Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Co. · 356 U.S. 481 (1958)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• Far East Conference v. United States · 342 U.S. 570 (1952)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
• Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States · 410 U.S. 366 (1973)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. · 380 U.S. 374 (1965)
• United States Navigation Co. v. Cunard Steamship Co. · 284 U.S. 474 (1932)
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 296 (1963)
• United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc. · 351 U.S. 305 (1956)

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• United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. · 422 U.S. 694 (1975)
• Helsinn Healthcare S. A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. · 586 U.S. 123 (2019)
• Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 470 U.S. 116 (1985)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. Russell · 473 U.S. 134 (1985)
• Morton v. Ruiz · 415 U.S. 199 (1974)
• Hughey v. United States · 495 U.S. 411 (1990)
• Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee · 454 U.S. 27 (1981)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co. · 440 U.S. 205 (1979)
• Union Labor Life Insurance v. Pireno · 458 U.S. 119 (1982)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sloan · 436 U.S. 103 (1978)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• Young v. Community Nutrition Institute · 476 U.S. 974 (1986)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc. · 425 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Saxbe v. Bustos · 419 U.S. 65 (1974)
• Feliciano v. Department Of Transportation · 605 U.S. 38 (2025)
• EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining, L.L.C. · 605 U.S. 627 (2025)

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