Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Brothers, Inc.

Decided May 4, 1959. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 234 · 359 U.S. 385 (1959) · Cited 317 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.

• Local 167, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 291 U.S. 293 (1934)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co. · 312 U.S. 426 (1941)
• Federal Housing Administration v. Darlington, Inc. · 358 U.S. 84 (1958)
• Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 327 U.S. 608 (1946)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
• United States v. Sullivan · 332 U.S. 689 (1948)
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
• Maguire v. Commissioner · 313 U.S. 1 (1941)

Cited by

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• Barnhart v. Thomas · 540 U.S. 20 (2003)
• Lockhart v. United States · 577 U.S. 347 (2016)
• Lawson v. FMR LLC · 571 U.S. 429 (2014)
• Leary v. United States · 395 U.S. 6 (1969)
• Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 529 U.S. 120 (2000)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• Runyon v. McCrary · 427 U.S. 160 (1976)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · 379 U.S. 241 (1964)
• Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 543 U.S. 335 (2005)
• Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. · 566 U.S. 93 (2012)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc. · 502 U.S. 183 (1991)
• United States v. Republic Steel Corp. · 362 U.S. 482 (1960)
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 296 (1963)
• Biden v. Texas · 597 U.S. 785 (2022)
• Mead Corp. v. Tilley · 490 U.S. 714 (1989)
• E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Collins · 432 U.S. 46 (1977)

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