Kraft General Foods, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
Decided June 18, 1992. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 90-1918 · 505 U.S. 71 (1992) · Cited 112 times
Holding
The Iowa statute facially discriminates against foreign commerce in violation of the Foreign Commerce Clause.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · 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.
- Japan Line, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles · 441 U.S. 434 (1979)
- Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board · 463 U.S. 159 (1983)
- Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
- Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton · 462 U.S. 176 (1983)
- Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Reily · 373 U.S. 64 (1963)
- Amerada Hess Corp. v. Director, Division of Taxation, New Jersey Department of the Treasury · 490 U.S. 66 (1989)
- United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
- City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
- Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
- New Energy Co. of Indiana v. Limbach · 486 U.S. 269 (1988)
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ward · 470 U.S. 869 (1985)
- Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. · 450 U.S. 662 (1981)
- Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)
- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Tully · 466 U.S. 388 (1984)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- City of L. A. v. Patel · 576 U.S. 409 (2015)
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