General Motors Corporation, et al. v. Evert Romein et al.

Decided March 9, 1992. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-1390 · 503 U.S. 181 (1992) · Cited 753 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.

• Von Hoffman v. City of Quincy · 71 U.S. 535 (1867)
• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus · 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
• McCracken v. Hayward · 43 U.S. 608 (1844)
• Home Building & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell · 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
• United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey · 431 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co. · 459 U.S. 400 (1983)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
• Bank of Columbia v. Okely · 17 U.S. 122 (1819)
• Edwards v. Kearzey · 96 U.S. 595 (1878)
• Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. Brand · 303 U.S. 95 (1938)
• Bronson v. Kinzie · 42 U.S. 311 (1843)
• Irving Trust Co. v. Day · 314 U.S. 556 (1942)
• Appleby v. City of New York · 271 U.S. 364 (1926)

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• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• Bush v. Gore · 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• United States v. Carlton · 512 U.S. 26 (1994)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)

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