Koons Buick Pontiac Gmc, Inc. v. Bradley Nigh
Decided November 30, 2004. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 03-377 · 543 U.S. 50 (2004) · Cited 243 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 3
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Concurring · 5
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 1
- Antonin Scalia · 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.
- Lamie v. United States Trustee · 540 U.S. 526 (2004)
- United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd. · 484 U.S. 365 (1988)
- Church of Scientology v. Internal Revenue Service · 484 U.S. 9 (1987)
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
- Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
- United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
- Smith v. United States · 508 U.S. 223 (1993)
- United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
- Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co. · 534 U.S. 438 (2002)
- United States v. Locke · 471 U.S. 84 (1985)
- Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)
- United States v. Fisher · 6 U.S. 358 (1805)
- McCarthy v. Bronson · 500 U.S. 136 (1991)
- United States v. James · 478 U.S. 597 (1986)
- Roschen v. Ward · 279 U.S. 337 (1929)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
- Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education · 550 U.S. 81 (2007)
- Winkelman Ex Rel. Winkelman v. Parma City School District · 550 U.S. 516 (2007)
- Dodd v. United States · 545 U.S. 353 (2005)
- Small v. United States · 544 U.S. 385 (2005)
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc. · 545 U.S. 546 (2005)
- Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC · 544 U.S. 431 (2005)
- Campos-Chaves v. Garland · 602 U.S. 447 (2024)
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