Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute et al.

Decided April 26, 1948. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23 · 333 U.S. 683 (1948) · Cited 736 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–1.

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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.

• Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co. · 257 U.S. 441 (1922)
• Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 324 U.S. 726 (1945)
• Federal Trade Commission v. R. F. Keppel & Bro. Inc. · 291 U.S. 304 (1934)
• Sugar Institute, Inc. v. United States · 297 U.S. 553 (1936)
• Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. · 324 U.S. 746 (1945)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• Maple Flooring Manufacturers Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 563 (1925)
• Cement Manufacturers Protective Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 588 (1925)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Raladam Co. · 283 U.S. 643 (1931)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Pacific States Paper Trade Ass'n · 273 U.S. 52 (1927)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Gratz · 253 U.S. 421 (1920)
• A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States · 295 U.S. 495 (1935)
• United States v. Morgan · 313 U.S. 409 (1941)
• Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United States · 306 U.S. 208 (1939)
• Humphrey's v. United States · 295 U.S. 602 (1935)
• Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · 312 U.S. 457 (1941)
• United States v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. · 321 U.S. 707 (1944)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Klesner · 280 U.S. 19 (1929)
• United States v. Masonite Corp. · 316 U.S. 265 (1942)
• United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Bunte Bros. · 312 U.S. 349 (1941)
• Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 327 U.S. 608 (1946)
• United States Alkali Export Ass'n v. United States · 325 U.S. 196 (1945)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Garrett · 231 U.S. 298 (1913)
• United States v. Reading Co. · 253 U.S. 26 (1920)
• United States v. A. Schrader's Son, Inc. · 252 U.S. 85 (1920)
• Fairmont Creamery Co. v. Minnesota · 274 U.S. 1 (1927)

Cited by

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• Withrow v. Larkin · 421 U.S. 35 (1975)
• Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc. · 556 U.S. 868 (2009)
• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Motion Picture Advertising Service Co. · 344 U.S. 392 (1953)
• Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Ass'n · 426 U.S. 482 (1976)
• Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations Board · 362 U.S. 411 (1960)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. · 380 U.S. 374 (1965)
• Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc. · 460 U.S. 428 (1983)
• Atlantic Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 381 U.S. 357 (1965)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Lucia v. SEC · 585 U.S. 237 (2018)
• Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Lavoie · 475 U.S. 813 (1986)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists · 476 U.S. 447 (1986)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
• Catalano, Inc. v. Target Sales, Inc. · 446 U.S. 643 (1980)
• Federal Trade Commission v. National Lead Co. · 352 U.S. 419 (1957)
• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 363 U.S. 536 (1960)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 340 U.S. 76 (1950)
• United States v. Borden Co. · 347 U.S. 514 (1954)
• Partmar Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp. · 347 U.S. 89 (1954)

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