International Boxing Club of New York, Inc., et al. v. United States
Decided January 12, 1959. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 18 · 358 U.S. 242 (1959) · Cited 160 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter
- John Marshall Harlan · 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.
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
- Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
- United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
- Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 340 U.S. 76 (1950)
- United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. · 348 U.S. 236 (1955)
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
- International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
- United States v. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100 (1948)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
- Lorain Journal Co. v. United States · 342 U.S. 143 (1951)
- United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
- Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs · 259 U.S. 200 (1922)
- Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. · 346 U.S. 356 (1953)
- United States v. National Lead Co. · 332 U.S. 319 (1947)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
- Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. · 365 U.S. 320 (1961)
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
- National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 368 U.S. 464 (1962)
- United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
- United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · 359 U.S. 385 (1959)
- Flood v. Kuhn · 407 U.S. 258 (1972)
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