Illinois v. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, et al.

Decided April 24, 1972. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 49 ORIG · 406 U.S. 91 (1972) · Cited 610 times

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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.

• Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co. · 304 U.S. 92 (1938)
• New York v. New Jersey · 256 U.S. 296 (1921)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Nebraska v. Wyoming · 325 U.S. 589 (1945)
• Missouri v. Illinois · 200 U.S. 496 (1906)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · 315 U.S. 447 (1942)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
• Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino · 376 U.S. 398 (1964)
• TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al. · 306 U.S. 398 (1939)
• Arizona v. California · 373 U.S. 546 (1963)
• United States v. Republic Steel Corp. · 362 U.S. 482 (1960)
• Connecticut v. Massachusetts · 282 U.S. 660 (1931)
• Harrisonville v. W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Co. · 289 U.S. 334 (1933)
• Ames and Others v. State of Kansas Ex Rel. Johnston. Kansas Pac. Ry Co. v. Same · 111 U.S. 449 (1884)
• Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. Ward · 67 U.S. 485 (1863)
• United States v. Standard Oil Co. · 384 U.S. 224 (1966)
• Glenwood Light & Water Co. v. Mutual Light, Heat & Power Co. · 239 U.S. 121 (1915)
• Texas v. New Jersey · 379 U.S. 674 (1965)
• Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. · 401 U.S. 493 (1971)
• Kansas v. Colorado · 185 U.S. 125 (1902)
• Bullard v. City of Cisco · 290 U.S. 179 (1933)

Cited by

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

• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• International Paper Co. v. Ouellette · 479 U.S. 481 (1987)
• Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• South Carolina v. Regan · 465 U.S. 367 (1984)
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Arkansas v. Oklahoma · 503 U.S. 91 (1992)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo · 456 U.S. 305 (1982)
• Moor v. County of Alameda · 411 U.S. 693 (1973)
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
• United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Zahn v. International Paper Co. · 414 U.S. 291 (1973)
• National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of Indians · 471 U.S. 845 (1985)
• Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
• Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. · 491 U.S. 1 (1989)
• United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp. · 411 U.S. 655 (1973)

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