Gerald a. Lewis, Comptroller of the State of Florida v. Continental Bank Corporation, et al.

Decided March 5, 1990. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-1955 · 494 U.S. 472 (1990) · Cited 2,306 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.

• Deakins v. Monaghan · 484 U.S. 193 (1988)
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Haworth · 300 U.S. 227 (1937)
• North Carolina v. Rice · 404 U.S. 244 (1971)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• Rhodes v. Stewart · 488 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
• Sibron v. New York · 392 U.S. 40 (1968)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. · 340 U.S. 36 (1950)
• Murphy v. Hunt · 455 U.S. 478 (1982)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Weinstein v. Bradford · 423 U.S. 147 (1975)
• Preiser v. Newkirk · 422 U.S. 395 (1975)
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Riverside · 478 U.S. 1 (1986)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Diamond v. Charles · 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
• Hewitt v. Helms · 482 U.S. 755 (1987)
• Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc. · 404 U.S. 412 (1972)
• California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co. · 480 U.S. 572 (1987)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)

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• Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk · 569 U.S. 66 (2013)
• Chafin v. Chafin · 568 U.S. 165 (2013)
• Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez · 577 U.S. 153 (2016)
• Spencer v. Kemna · 523 U.S. 1 (1998)
• Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. · 551 U.S. 449 (2007)
• Thole v. U. S. Bank N. A. · 590 U.S. 538 (2020)
• Microsoft Corp. v. Baker · 582 U.S. 23 (2017)
• Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue · 591 U.S. 464 (2020)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski · 592 U.S. 279 (2021)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Clark v. Martinez · 543 U.S. 371 (2005)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• Alvarez v. Smith · 558 U.S. 87 (2009)
• Sole v. Wyner · 551 U.S. 74 (2007)
• United States v. Juvenile Male · 564 U.S. 261 (2011)

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