Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists

Decided June 2, 1986. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1809 · 476 U.S. 447 (1986) · Cited 614 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute · 333 U.S. 683 (1948)
• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · 312 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 405 U.S. 233 (1972)
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co. · 472 U.S. 284 (1985)
• American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. v. Donovan · 452 U.S. 490 (1981)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Barry · 438 U.S. 531 (1978)
• Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States · 471 U.S. 48 (1985)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Algoma Lumber Co. · 291 U.S. 67 (1934)
• Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. v. United States · 282 U.S. 30 (1930)
• Atlantic Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 381 U.S. 357 (1965)

Cited by

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

• Ohio v. American Express Co. · 585 U.S. 529 (2018)
• California Dental Ass'n v. Federal Trade Commission · 526 U.S. 756 (1999)
• F.T.C. v. Actavis, Inc. · 570 U.S. 136 (2013)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp. · 485 U.S. 717 (1988)
• Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Indian Head, Inc. · 486 U.S. 492 (1988)
• Texaco Inc. v. Dagher · 547 U.S. 1 (2006)

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