Hall et al. v. Cole

Decided May 21, 1973. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-630 · 412 U.S. 1 (1973) · Cited 1,138 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“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.

• Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co. · 396 U.S. 375 (1970)
• Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. · 390 U.S. 400 (1968)
• Sprague v. Ticonic National Bank · 307 U.S. 161 (1939)
• Trustees v. Greenough · 105 U.S. 527 (1882)
• Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co. · 386 U.S. 714 (1967)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Vaughan v. Atkinson · 369 U.S. 527 (1962)
• Day v. Woodworth · 54 U.S. 363 (1852)
• Hauenstein v. Lynham · 100 U.S. 483 (1880)

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• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society · 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
• Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Moving, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers v. Crowley · 467 U.S. 526 (1984)
• Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. · 501 U.S. 32 (1991)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Sadlowski · 457 U.S. 102 (1982)
• U.S. Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen · 569 U.S. 88 (2013)
• Reed v. United Transportation Union · 488 U.S. 319 (1989)
• Hensley v. Eckerhart · 461 U.S. 424 (1983)
• Roadway Express, Inc. v. Piper · 447 U.S. 752 (1980)
• Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696 (1974)
• F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co. · 417 U.S. 116 (1974)
• Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
• Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert · 444 U.S. 472 (1980)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · 442 U.S. 42 (1979)
• Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Lynn · 488 U.S. 347 (1989)

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