Iron Arrow Honor Society et al. v. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Decided November 14, 1983. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-118 · 464 U.S. 67 (1983) · Cited 483 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc. · 393 U.S. 199 (1968)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Barry · 438 U.S. 531 (1978)
• Walling v. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. · 323 U.S. 37 (1944)
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
• Powell v. McCormack · 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. · 340 U.S. 36 (1950)
• United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
• Murphy v. Hunt · 455 U.S. 478 (1982)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co. · 344 U.S. 237 (1952)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
• Gray v. Sanders · 372 U.S. 368 (1963)
• North Haven Board of Education v. Bell · 456 U.S. 512 (1982)
• Allee v. Medrano · 416 U.S. 802 (1974)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• Quern v. Mandley · 436 U.S. 725 (1978)

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