Florida Lime and Avocado Growers, Inc., et al. v. Jacobsen, Director of the Department of Agriculture of California, et al.

Decided March 7, 1960. Charles Evans Whittaker delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 49 · 362 U.S. 73 (1960) · Cited 196 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Sterling v. Constantin · 287 U.S. 378 (1932)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Garrett · 231 U.S. 298 (1913)
• Shafer v. Farmers Grain Co. of Embden · 268 U.S. 189 (1925)
• Stratton v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. · 282 U.S. 10 (1930)
• Stainback v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po · 336 U.S. 368 (1949)
• Spreckels Sugar Refining Co. v. McClain · 192 U.S. 397 (1904)
• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• Phillips v. United States · 312 U.S. 246 (1941)
• Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. Dodge · 295 U.S. 89 (1935)
• Lemke v. Farmers Grain Co. of Embden · 258 U.S. 50 (1922)
• Railroad Commission v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 302 U.S. 388 (1938)
• Ex Parte Collins · 277 U.S. 565 (1928)
• Cavanaugh v. Looney · 248 U.S. 453 (1919)
• Ex Parte Bransford · 310 U.S. 354 (1940)
• Ex Parte Public National Bank of New York · 278 U.S. 101 (1928)
• Rorick v. Board of Comm'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist. · 307 U.S. 208 (1939)

Cited by

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

• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Allee v. Medrano · 416 U.S. 802 (1974)
• Swift & Co. v. Wickham · 382 U.S. 111 (1965)
• Hagans v. Lavine · 415 U.S. 528 (1974)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• White v. Regester · 412 U.S. 755 (1973)
• United States v. Vuitch · 402 U.S. 62 (1971)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Flast v. Cohen · 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• King v. Smith · 392 U.S. 309 (1968)
• Zemel v. Rusk · 381 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · 405 U.S. 538 (1972)
• Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• Paul v. United States · 371 U.S. 245 (1963)
• Heckler v. Edwards · 465 U.S. 870 (1984)
• Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)
• Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of Utah · 369 U.S. 153 (1962)
• Campbell v. Hussey · 368 U.S. 297 (1961)

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