Jones, Director, Department of Weights and Measures, Riverside County v. Rath Packing Co. et al.

Decided March 29, 1977. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-1053 · 430 U.S. 519 (1977) · Cited 1,459 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.

• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• De Canas v. Bica · 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Goldstein v. California · 412 U.S. 546 (1973)
• United States v. Shreveport Grain & Elevator Co. · 287 U.S. 77 (1932)
• Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co. · 302 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• Perez. v. Campbell · 402 U.S. 637 (1971)
• Jordan v. De George · 341 U.S. 223 (1951)
• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. · 411 U.S. 624 (1973)
• Swift & Co. v. Wickham · 382 U.S. 111 (1965)
• Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc. · 411 U.S. 325 (1973)
• Cloverleaf Butter Co. v. Patterson, Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries · 315 U.S. 148 (1942)
• Gorin v. United States · 312 U.S. 19 (1941)
• Patapsco Guano Co. v. North Carolina Board of Agriculture · 171 U.S. 345 (1898)

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• Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. · 552 U.S. 312 (2008)
• Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc. · 431 U.S. 265 (1977)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• FMC Corp. v. Holliday · 498 U.S. 52 (1990)
• Altria Group, Inc. v. Good · 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
• Barnett Bank of Marion County, N. A. v. Nelson · 517 U.S. 25 (1996)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. · 463 U.S. 85 (1983)
• Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. Dobson · 513 U.S. 265 (1995)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. · 487 U.S. 500 (1988)
• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355 (1986)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Malone v. White Motor Corp. · 435 U.S. 497 (1978)

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