Intel Corporation v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Decided June 21, 2004. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 02-572 · 542 U.S. 241 (2004) · Cited 433 times
Holding
Section 1782(a) authorizes, but does not require, the District Court to provide discovery aid to AMD.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 7
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Thomas v. Arn · 474 U.S. 140 (1985)
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Cupp v. Naughten · 414 U.S. 141 (1973)
- Dickerson v. United States · 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
- Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 514 U.S. 386 (1995)
- Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
- Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co. · 534 U.S. 438 (2002)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 331 U.S. 519 (1947)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- ZF Automotive U. S., Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd. · 596 U.S. 619 (2022)
- Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma · 589 U.S. 178 (2020)
- Bufkin v. Collins · 604 U.S. 369 (2025)
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