Fusari, Commissioner of Labor v. Steinberg et al.

Decided January 14, 1975. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-848 · 419 U.S. 379 (1975) · Cited 441 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.

• California Department of Human Resources Development v. Java · 402 U.S. 121 (1971)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• Gibson v. Berryhill · 411 U.S. 564 (1973)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Hall v. Beals · 396 U.S. 45 (1969)
• Harmon v. Brucker · 355 U.S. 579 (1958)
• Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc. · 404 U.S. 412 (1972)
• United States v. Alabama · 362 U.S. 602 (1960)

Cited by

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

• Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville · 508 U.S. 656 (1993)
• Kremens v. Bartley · 431 U.S. 119 (1977)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party · 440 U.S. 173 (1979)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Brock · 477 U.S. 274 (1986)
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Anderson v. Celebrezze · 460 U.S. 780 (1983)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• MacKey v. Montrym · 443 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Zobel v. Williams · 457 U.S. 55 (1982)
• Mandel v. Bradley · 432 U.S. 173 (1977)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ward · 470 U.S. 869 (1985)
• Ramos v. Louisiana · 590 U.S. 83 (2020)
• Hooper v. Bernalillo County Assessor · 472 U.S. 612 (1985)
• Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc. · 431 U.S. 265 (1977)
• Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co. · 505 U.S. 214 (1992)

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