Hillsborough County, Florida, et al. v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.

Decided June 3, 1985. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-1925 · 471 U.S. 707 (1985) · Cited 1,364 times

Holding

Appellant county's ordinances and implementing regulations are not pre-empted by the federal regulations.

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 9–0.

“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.

• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino · 413 U.S. 405 (1973)
• Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. · 450 U.S. 662 (1981)
• Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp · 467 U.S. 691 (1984)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• City of New Orleans v. Dukes · 427 U.S. 297 (1976)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. · 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
• De Canas v. Bica · 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
• United States v. Shimer · 367 U.S. 374 (1961)
• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. · 411 U.S. 624 (1973)
• Zschernig v. Miller · 389 U.S. 429 (1968)

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• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• International Paper Co. v. Ouellette · 479 U.S. 481 (1987)
• Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A. · 550 U.S. 1 (2007)
• Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. · 552 U.S. 312 (2008)
• California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Co. · 480 U.S. 572 (1987)
• North Dakota v. United States · 495 U.S. 423 (1990)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical & Clinical Services Fund Ex Rel. Bowers · 520 U.S. 806 (1997)
• New York v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · 535 U.S. 1 (2002)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Gonzales v. Raich · 545 U.S. 1 (2005)
• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
• Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC · 544 U.S. 431 (2005)
• Schneidewind v. ANR Pipeline Co. · 485 U.S. 293 (1988)
• California v. ARC America Corp. · 490 U.S. 93 (1989)
• Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance · 489 U.S. 561 (1989)
• Goodyear Atomic Corp. v. Miller · 486 U.S. 174 (1988)
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Walsh, Acting Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services · 538 U.S. 644 (2003)
• Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs v. Isla Petroleum Corp. · 485 U.S. 495 (1988)
• R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County · 479 U.S. 130 (1986)
• Kurns v. Railroad Friction Products Corp. · 565 U.S. 625 (2012)

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