Gary Locke, Governor of Washington, et al. v. Joshua Davey

Decided February 25, 2004. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 02-1315 · 540 U.S. 712 (2004) · Cited 230 times

Holding

The Postal Service is not subject to antitrust liability.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah · 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
• McDaniel v. Paty · 435 U.S. 618 (1978)
• Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing · 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
• Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind · 474 U.S. 481 (1986)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith · 494 U.S. 872 (1990)
• United States v. American Library Assn., Inc. · 539 U.S. 194 (2003)
• Sherbert v. Verner · 374 U.S. 398 (1963)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division · 450 U.S. 707 (1981)
• Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New York · 397 U.S. 664 (1970)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• Hunt v. Cromartie · 526 U.S. 541 (1999)
• Johnson v. Robison · 415 U.S. 361 (1974)
• Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn. · 485 U.S. 439 (1988)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Tilton v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 672 (1971)
• Adkins v. Children's Hospital of Columbia · 261 U.S. 525 (1923)
• Mueller v. Allen · 463 U.S. 388 (1983)
• Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n of Fla. · 480 U.S. 136 (1987)
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
• Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District · 509 U.S. 1 (1993)
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris · 536 U.S. 639 (2002)
• Norwood v. Harrison · 413 U.S. 455 (1973)
• Mitchell v. Helms · 530 U.S. 793 (2000)

Cited by

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

• Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer · 582 U.S. 449 (2017)
• Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue · 591 U.S. 464 (2020)
• Carson v. Makin · 596 U.S. 767 (2022)
• Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
• Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. · 551 U.S. 587 (2007)
• Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. · 597 U.S. 507 (2022)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2004). 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).