Hall v. Hall

Decided March 27, 2018. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-1150 · 584 U.S. 59 (2018) · Cited 468 times

Holding

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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.

• Stone v. United States · 167 U.S. 178 (1897)
• Johnson v. Manhattan Railway Co. · 289 U.S. 479 (1933)
• Arizona v. Manypenny · 451 U.S. 232 (1981)
• United States v. Vonn · 535 U.S. 55 (2002)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• Swint v. Chambers County Commission · 514 U.S. 35 (1995)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
• Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of Cuba · 425 U.S. 682 (1976)
• Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Cent. Pension Fund of the Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs & Participating Emp'rs · 571 U.S. 177 (2014)

Cited by

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

• Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · 604 U.S. 305 (2025)
• Taggart v. Lorenzen · 587 U.S. 554 (2019)
• Stokeling v. United States · 586 U.S. 73 (2019)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2018). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).