Lake Carriers' Assn. et al v. Macmullan et al.

Decided May 30, 1972. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-422 · 406 U.S. 498 (1972) · Cited 623 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.

• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Swift & Co. v. Wickham · 382 U.S. 111 (1965)
• Public Util. Comm'n of Cal. v. United States · 355 U.S. 534 (1958)
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270 (1941)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Public Serv. Comm'n of Utah v. Wycoff Co. · 344 U.S. 237 (1952)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al. · 401 U.S. 66 (1971)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Propper v. Clark · 337 U.S. 472 (1949)
• Askew v. Hargrave · 401 U.S. 476 (1971)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Jacobsen · 362 U.S. 73 (1960)
• Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor · 353 U.S. 364 (1957)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Bellotti v. Baird · 428 U.S. 132 (1976)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Gibson v. Berryhill · 411 U.S. 564 (1973)
• Hicks v. Miranda · 422 U.S. 332 (1975)
• Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)
• Ellis v. Dyson · 421 U.S. 426 (1975)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · 424 U.S. 800 (1976)
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. · 420 U.S. 592 (1975)
• Moore v. Sims · 442 U.S. 415 (1979)
• Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. · 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
• Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville · 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Kowalski v. Tesmer · 543 U.S. 125 (2004)
• Kusper v. Pontikes · 414 U.S. 51 (1973)
• Goosby v. Osser · 409 U.S. 512 (1973)
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League · 415 U.S. 605 (1974)

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