Federal Trade Commission v. Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al.

Decided June 12, 1992. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-72 · 504 U.S. 621 (1992) · Cited 208 times

Holding

The judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• Patrick v. Burget · 486 U.S. 94 (1988)
• California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
• Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States · 471 U.S. 48 (1985)
• Cantor v. Detroit Edison Co. · 428 U.S. 579 (1976)
• 324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy · 479 U.S. 335 (1987)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127 (1961)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 435 U.S. 389 (1978)
• City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. · 499 U.S. 365 (1991)
• Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire · 471 U.S. 34 (1985)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)
• Fisher v. City of Berkeley · 475 U.S. 260 (1986)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Lopez · 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
• United States v. Comstock · 560 U.S. 126 (2010)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1992). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).