Liner et al. v. Jafco, Inc., et al.

Decided January 6, 1964. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 43 · 375 U.S. 301 (1964) · Cited 340 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.

• Local No. 438 Construction & General Laborers' Union v. Curry · 371 U.S. 542 (1963)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Fiswick v. United States · 329 U.S. 211 (1946)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• St. Pierre v. United States · 319 U.S. 41 (1943)
• Ward v. Board of Commr's of Love Cty. · 253 U.S. 17 (1920)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc. · 339 U.S. 563 (1950)
• Davis v. Wechsler · 263 U.S. 22 (1923)
• Local 74, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. National Labor Relations Board · 341 U.S. 707 (1951)

Cited by

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

• Edgar v. Mite Corp. · 457 U.S. 624 (1982)
• North Carolina v. Rice · 404 U.S. 244 (1971)
• Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers · 428 U.S. 397 (1976)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• University of Texas v. Camenisch · 451 U.S. 390 (1981)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Honig v. Doe · 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
• United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• Henry v. Mississippi · 379 U.S. 443 (1965)
• Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114 · 383 U.S. 53 (1966)
• Grupo Mexicano De Desarrollo, S. A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc. · 527 U.S. 308 (1999)
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Davis · 476 U.S. 380 (1986)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights · 404 U.S. 403 (1972)
• Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer · 601 U.S. 1 (2023)

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