Lewis, Comptroller of Florida v. Bt Investment Managers, Inc., et al.

Decided June 9, 1980. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-45 · 447 U.S. 27 (1980) · Cited 448 times

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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.

• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland · 437 U.S. 117 (1978)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Cottrell · 424 U.S. 366 (1976)
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333 (1977)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc. · 294 U.S. 511 (1935)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• White v. Regester · 412 U.S. 755 (1973)
• Toomer v. Witsell · 334 U.S. 385 (1948)
• Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit · 362 U.S. 440 (1960)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice · 434 U.S. 429 (1978)
• Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co. · 379 U.S. 411 (1965)
• Buck v. Kuykendall · 267 U.S. 307 (1925)
• Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc. · 404 U.S. 412 (1972)
• Best & Co. v. Maxwell · 311 U.S. 454 (1940)

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• Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas · 588 U.S. 504 (2019)
• New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire · 455 U.S. 331 (1982)
• Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · 472 U.S. 159 (1985)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• New Energy Co. of Indiana v. Limbach · 486 U.S. 269 (1988)
• Healy v. Beer Institute · 491 U.S. 324 (1989)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America · 481 U.S. 69 (1987)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc. · 539 U.S. 52 (2003)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke · 467 U.S. 82 (1984)
• Granholm v. Heald · 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• ASARCO Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission · 458 U.S. 307 (1982)
• Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)

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