Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of California et al.

Decided March 1, 1972. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-49 · 405 U.S. 251 (1972) · Cited 658 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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.

• Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
• Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. · 401 U.S. 493 (1971)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 156 (1922)
• Georgia v. Evans · 316 U.S. 159 (1942)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Pennsylvania v. West Virginia · 262 U.S. 553 (1923)
• United States v. Cooper Corp. · 312 U.S. 600 (1941)
• New York v. New Jersey · 256 U.S. 296 (1921)

Cited by

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

• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York · 559 U.S. 1 (2010)
• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society · 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
• Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
• O'Connor v. Donaldson · 422 U.S. 563 (1975)
• Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. Barez · 458 U.S. 592 (1982)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. · 419 U.S. 186 (1974)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)
• Pennsylvania v. New Jersey · 426 U.S. 660 (1976)

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