International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States et al.

Decided May 31, 1977. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-636 · 431 U.S. 324 (1977) · Cited 4,895 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League · 415 U.S. 605 (1974)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · 429 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Califano v. Sanders · 430 U.S. 99 (1977)
• Brown v. General Services Administration · 425 U.S. 820 (1976)
• Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 321 U.S. 321 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc. · 272 U.S. 1 (1926)
• Alexander v. Louisiana · 405 U.S. 625 (1972)
• Hernandez v. Texas · 347 U.S. 475 (1954)
• Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 411 U.S. 192 (1973)
• A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. Walling · 324 U.S. 490 (1945)
• United States v. Fisher · 6 U.S. 358 (1805)
• United States v. Dickinson · 331 U.S. 745 (1947)
• Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co. · 414 U.S. 86 (1973)
• Burnet v. Guggenheim · 288 U.S. 280 (1933)
• Blau v. Lehman · 368 U.S. 403 (1962)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp. · 316 U.S. 105 (1942)

Cited by

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

• Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. Stotts · 467 U.S. 561 (1984)
• American Tobacco Co. v. Patterson · 456 U.S. 63 (1982)
• Hazelwood School District v. United States · 433 U.S. 299 (1977)
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 564 U.S. 338 (2011)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 478 U.S. 421 (1986)
• Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters · 438 U.S. 567 (1978)
• Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. · 575 U.S. 206 (2015)
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins · 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
• California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant · 444 U.S. 598 (1980)
• Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 458 U.S. 375 (1982)
• Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland · 478 U.S. 501 (1986)
• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust · 487 U.S. 977 (1988)
• Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio · 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
• Connecticut v. Teal · 457 U.S. 440 (1982)
• Cooper v. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond · 467 U.S. 867 (1984)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara Cty. · 480 U.S. 616 (1987)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Weber · 443 U.S. 193 (1979)
• W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers · 461 U.S. 757 (1983)
• Dothard v. Rawlinson · 433 U.S. 321 (1977)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 458 U.S. 219 (1982)
• Reno v. Catholic Social Services, Inc. · 509 U.S. 43 (1993)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• Lorance v. At&t Technologies, Inc. · 490 U.S. 900 (1989)
• Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty · 434 U.S. 136 (1977)

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