Illinois Brick Co. et al. v. Illinois et al.

Decided June 9, 1977. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-404 · 431 U.S. 720 (1977) · Cited 1,382 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Gregg v. Georgia · 428 U.S. 153 (1976)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson · 390 U.S. 102 (1968)
• Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. · 327 U.S. 251 (1946)
• National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 386 U.S. 612 (1967)
• Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 395 U.S. 642 (1969)
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Darnell-Taenzer Lumber Co. · 245 U.S. 531 (1918)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555 (1931)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co. · 273 U.S. 359 (1927)
• Roberts v. Louisiana · 428 U.S. 325 (1976)
• Shields v. Barrow · 58 U.S. 130 (1855)
• Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. · 285 U.S. 393 (1932)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• Federal Housing Administration v. Darlington, Inc. · 358 U.S. 84 (1958)
• Radiant Burners, Inc. v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. · 364 U.S. 656 (1961)
• United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States · 347 U.S. 521 (1954)
• United States v. Stafoff · 260 U.S. 477 (1923)
• Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. New Jersey Wood Finishing Co. · 381 U.S. 311 (1965)

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• Kansas v. UtiliCorp United Inc. · 497 U.S. 199 (1990)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• California v. ARC America Corp. · 490 U.S. 93 (1989)
• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. · 551 U.S. 877 (2007)
• Republic of Philippines v. Pimentel · 553 U.S. 851 (2008)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. · 456 U.S. 556 (1982)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Hubbard v. United States · 514 U.S. 695 (1995)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Pearson v. Callahan · 555 U.S. 223 (2009)
• Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth · 524 U.S. 742 (1998)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• Quill Corp. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Heitkamp · 504 U.S. 298 (1992)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Hohn v. United States · 524 U.S. 236 (1998)
• Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. · 476 U.S. 409 (1986)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Neal v. United States · 516 U.S. 284 (1996)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)

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