J. I. Case Co. et al. v. Borak

Decided June 8, 1964. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 402 · 377 U.S. 426 (1964) · Cited 1,399 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.

• Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Osborn v. Bank of United States · 22 U.S. 738 (1824)
• Porter v. Warner Holding Co. · 328 U.S. 395 (1946)
• Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc. · 361 U.S. 288 (1960)
• Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp. · 311 U.S. 282 (1940)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• Irvine v. California · 347 U.S. 128 (1954)
• Local 1976, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board · 357 U.S. 93 (1958)
• Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
• Deitrick v. Greaney · 309 U.S. 190 (1940)

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• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg · 501 U.S. 1083 (1991)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co. · 396 U.S. 375 (1970)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 552 U.S. 148 (2008)
• Carlson v. Green · 446 U.S. 14 (1980)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries · 553 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. · 551 U.S. 308 (2007)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko · 534 U.S. 61 (2001)
• Rondeau v. Mosinee Paper Corp. · 422 U.S. 49 (1975)
• Musick, Peeler & Garrett v. Employers Ins. of Wausau · 508 U.S. 286 (1993)
• Hernández v. Mesa · 589 U.S. 93 (2020)
• TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc. · 426 U.S. 438 (1976)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers · 414 U.S. 453 (1974)
• Burks v. Lasker · 441 U.S. 471 (1979)
• Liu v. SEC. & Exch. Comm'n · 591 U.S. 71 (2020)
• Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc. · 386 U.S. 317 (1967)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Allen v. State Board of Elections · 393 U.S. 544 (1969)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc. · 393 U.S. 453 (1969)
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education · 544 U.S. 167 (2005)

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