Giboney et al. v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.

Decided April 4, 1949. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 182 · 336 U.S. 490 (1949) · Cited 874 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.

• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Bakery & Pastry Drivers & Helpers Local 802 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Wohl · 315 U.S. 769 (1942)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Allen Bradley Co. v. Local Union No. 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 325 U.S. 797 (1945)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Nebbia v. New York · 291 U.S. 502 (1934)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379 (1937)
• Bridges v. California · 314 U.S. 252 (1941)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Tigner v. Texas · 310 U.S. 141 (1940)
• Virginia Electric & Power Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 319 U.S. 533 (1943)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• Milk Wagon Drivers Union, Local 753 v. Meadowmoor Dairies, Inc. · 312 U.S. 287 (1941)
• Watson v. Buck · 313 U.S. 387 (1941)
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740 (1942)
• Senn v. Tile Layers Protective Union · 301 U.S. 468 (1937)
• Carlson v. California · 310 U.S. 106 (1940)
• Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co. · 335 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Ethyl Gasoline Corp. v. United States · 309 U.S. 436 (1940)
• Carpenters & Joiners Union, Local No. 213 v. Ritter's Cafe · 315 U.S. 722 (1942)
• Andrew J. Aikens v. State of Wisconsin · 195 U.S. 194 (1904)
• Fox v. Washington · 236 U.S. 273 (1915)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 308 U.S. 241 (1939)
• Dorchy v. Kansas · 272 U.S. 306 (1926)

Cited by

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

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 695 v. Vogt, Inc. · 354 U.S. 284 (1957)
• Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262 v. Gazzam · 339 U.S. 532 (1950)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 559 (1965)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Street v. New York · 394 U.S. 576 (1969)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• Hughes v. Superior Court of Cal. for Contra Costa Cty. · 339 U.S. 460 (1950)
• United States v. Hansen · 599 U.S. 762 (2023)
• Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman · 581 U.S. 37 (2017)
• Barr v. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc. · 591 U.S. 610 (2020)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Miller v. California · 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited · 404 U.S. 508 (1972)
• United States v. Stevens · 559 U.S. 460 (2010)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536 (1965)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Smith v. California · 361 U.S. 147 (1959)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)

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