Goldfarb et Ux. v. Virginia State Bar et al.

Decided June 16, 1975. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-70 · 421 U.S. 773 (1975) · Cited 1,044 times

Holding

The minimum-fee schedule, as published by the County Bar Association and enforced by the State Bar, violates 1 of the Sherman Act.

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 8–0.

“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.

• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• United States v. National Ass'n of Real Estate Boards · 339 U.S. 485 (1950)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 332 U.S. 218 (1947)
• United States v. Container Corporation of America · 393 U.S. 333 (1969)
• American Medical Assn. v. United States · 317 U.S. 519 (1943)
• American Column & Lumber Co. v. United States · 257 U.S. 377 (1921)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Gibson v. Berryhill · 411 U.S. 564 (1973)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. · 370 U.S. 690 (1962)
• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader · 310 U.S. 469 (1940)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental Examiners · 294 U.S. 608 (1935)
• Sperry v. Florida Ex Rel. Florida Bar · 373 U.S. 379 (1963)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
• Lathrop v. Donohue · 367 U.S. 820 (1961)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Raladam Co. · 283 U.S. 643 (1931)
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
• California v. Federal Power Commission · 369 U.S. 482 (1962)
• Maple Flooring Manufacturers Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 563 (1925)
• United States v. Women's Sportswear Manufacturers Ass'n · 336 U.S. 460 (1949)
• United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc. · 351 U.S. 305 (1956)
• Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs · 259 U.S. 200 (1922)
• Cohen v. Hurley · 366 U.S. 117 (1961)

Cited by

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• City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co. · 435 U.S. 389 (1978)
• Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States · 471 U.S. 48 (1985)
• Hoover v. Ronwin · 466 U.S. 558 (1984)
• Cantor v. Detroit Edison Co. · 428 U.S. 579 (1976)
• McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc. · 444 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. · 456 U.S. 556 (1982)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital · 425 U.S. 738 (1976)
• California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
• Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society · 457 U.S. 332 (1982)
• Town of Hallie v. City of Eau Claire · 471 U.S. 34 (1985)
• Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. Indian Head, Inc. · 486 U.S. 492 (1988)
• Gunn v. Minton · 568 U.S. 251 (2013)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc. · 515 U.S. 618 (1995)
• Leis v. Flynt · 439 U.S. 438 (1979)
• In Re Primus · 436 U.S. 412 (1978)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Community Communications Co. v. City of Boulder · 455 U.S. 40 (1982)
• Supreme Court of NH v. Piper · 470 U.S. 274 (1985)
• Summit Health, Ltd. v. Pinhas · 500 U.S. 322 (1991)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1975). 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).