Florida Department of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc., et al.

Decided July 1, 1982. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1348 · 458 U.S. 670 (1982) · Cited 399 times

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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.

• Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp. · 337 U.S. 682 (1949)
• Tindal v. Wesley · 167 U.S. 204 (1897)
• United States v. Lee · 106 U.S. 196 (1882)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Alabama v. Pugh · 438 U.S. 781 (1978)
• Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1 · 256 U.S. 490 (1921)
• Quern v. Jordan · 440 U.S. 332 (1979)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer · 427 U.S. 445 (1976)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury · 323 U.S. 459 (1945)
• Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public Health · 411 U.S. 279 (1973)
• Malone v. Bowdoin · 369 U.S. 643 (1962)
• Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232 (1974)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• Maher v. Gagne · 448 U.S. 122 (1980)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 433 U.S. 267 (1977)
• Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 227 U.S. 278 (1913)
• The Siren · 74 U.S. 152 (1869)
• The Santissima Trinidad. · 20 U.S. 283 (1822)
• The Western Maid · 257 U.S. 419 (1922)
• Compania Espanola De Navegacion Maritima, SA v. the Navemar · 303 U.S. 68 (1938)
• Berizzi Brothers Co. v. SS Pesaro · 271 U.S. 562 (1926)

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• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation · 483 U.S. 468 (1987)
• Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of Idaho · 521 U.S. 261 (1997)
• California v. Deep Sea Research, Inc. · 523 U.S. 491 (1998)
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
• Richardson v. United States · 468 U.S. 317 (1984)
• Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Hood · 541 U.S. 440 (2004)

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