Lawrence H. Crandon, et al. v. United States

Decided February 27, 1990. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-931 · 494 U.S. 152 (1990) · Cited 696 times

Holding

Section 209(a) does not apply to a severance payment that is made to encourage the payee to accept Government employment, but is made before the payee becomes a Government employee.

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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.

• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
• K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. · 486 U.S. 281 (1988)
• Liparota v. United States · 471 U.S. 419 (1985)
• Rubin v. United States · 449 U.S. 424 (1981)
• Crooks v. Harrelson · 282 U.S. 55 (1930)
• Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. Tallentire · 477 U.S. 207 (1986)
• Muschany v. United States · 324 U.S. 49 (1945)
• United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co. · 364 U.S. 520 (1961)
• Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States · 434 U.S. 275 (1978)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Castleman · 572 U.S. 157 (2014)
• Maracich v. Spears · 570 U.S. 48 (2013)
• Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
• Dada v. Mukasey · 554 U.S. 1 (2008)
• United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. · 504 U.S. 505 (1992)
• Grogan v. Garner · 498 U.S. 279 (1991)
• Staples v. United States · 511 U.S. 600 (1994)
• United States v. Wilson · 503 U.S. 329 (1992)
• Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
• Hughey v. United States · 495 U.S. 411 (1990)
• National Organization for Women, Inc. v. Scheidler · 510 U.S. 249 (1994)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Gozlon-Peretz v. United States · 498 U.S. 395 (1991)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• McCarthy v. Bronson · 500 U.S. 136 (1991)
• United States v. Hayes · 555 U.S. 415 (2009)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• United States Department of Energy v. Ohio · 503 U.S. 607 (1992)
• United States v. RLC · 503 U.S. 291 (1992)
• United States v. Haggar Apparel Co. · 526 U.S. 380 (1999)
• Wooden v. United States · 595 U.S. 360 (2022)
• Pulsifer v. United States · 601 U.S. 124 (2024)

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