Lehnhausen, Director, Department of Local Government Affairs of Illinois v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. et al.

Decided February 22, 1973. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-685 · 410 U.S. 356 (1973) · Cited 851 times

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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.

• Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co. · 301 U.S. 495 (1937)
• Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. Commissioner · 309 U.S. 83 (1940)
• Quaker City Cab Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · 277 U.S. 389 (1928)
• Lawrence v. State Tax Comm'n of Miss. · 286 U.S. 276 (1932)
• Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Browning · 310 U.S. 362 (1940)
• New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. City of New York · 303 U.S. 573 (1938)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Grosjean · 301 U.S. 412 (1937)
• Bolling v. Sharpe · 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
• Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
• Grosjean v. American Press Co. · 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
• Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc. v. Bowers · 358 U.S. 522 (1959)
• A. Magnano Co. v. Hamilton · 292 U.S. 40 (1934)
• Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. Calvert · 347 U.S. 157 (1954)

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• Armour v. City of Indianapolis · 566 U.S. 673 (2012)
• Hillsboro National Bank v. Commissioner · 460 U.S. 370 (1983)
• Nordlinger v. Hahn · 505 U.S. 1 (1992)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · 508 U.S. 307 (1993)
• Williams v. Vermont · 472 U.S. 14 (1985)
• Austin v. New Hampshire · 420 U.S. 656 (1975)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe · 509 U.S. 312 (1993)
• City of New Orleans v. Dukes · 427 U.S. 297 (1976)
• Regan v. Taxation With Representation of Washington · 461 U.S. 540 (1983)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
• Zobel v. Williams · 457 U.S. 55 (1982)
• Friedman v. Rogers · 440 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Allegheny Pittsburgh Coal Co. v. Commission of Webster Cty. · 488 U.S. 336 (1989)
• Kahn v. Shevin · 416 U.S. 351 (1974)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ward · 470 U.S. 869 (1985)
• Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton · 462 U.S. 176 (1983)

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