Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. et al.

Decided February 24, 1982. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-5950 · 455 U.S. 422 (1982) · Cited 2,744 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.

• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Schweiker v. Wilson · 450 U.S. 221 (1981)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Martinez v. California · 444 U.S. 277 (1980)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Goss v. Lopez · 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Ingraham v. Wright · 430 U.S. 651 (1977)
• United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz · 449 U.S. 166 (1980)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• United States v. Kras · 409 U.S. 434 (1973)
• Rinaldi v. Yeager · 384 U.S. 305 (1966)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Vitek v. Jones · 445 U.S. 480 (1980)
• Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. Rogers · 357 U.S. 197 (1958)
• Chase Securities Corp. v. Donaldson · 325 U.S. 304 (1945)
• Barry v. Barchi · 443 U.S. 55 (1979)
• Hammond Packing Co. v. Arkansas · 212 U.S. 322 (1909)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
• Flemming v. Nestor · 363 U.S. 603 (1960)
• Hisquierdo v. Hisquierdo · 439 U.S. 572 (1979)
• Abbate v. United States · 359 U.S. 187 (1959)
• Mathews v. Lucas · 427 U.S. 495 (1976)

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• Hudson v. Palmer · 468 U.S. 517 (1984)
• Zinermon v. Burch · 494 U.S. 113 (1990)
• American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Sullivan · 526 U.S. 40 (1999)
• Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales · 545 U.S. 748 (2005)
• Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Pope · 485 U.S. 478 (1988)
• Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki · 552 U.S. 389 (2008)
• Atkins v. Parker · 472 U.S. 115 (1985)
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
• Ross v. Oklahoma · 487 U.S. 81 (1988)
• Gilbert v. Homar · 520 U.S. 924 (1997)
• Nevada v. United States · 463 U.S. 110 (1983)
• Bush v. Gore · 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
• Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. · 532 U.S. 189 (2001)
• Thomas v. Arn · 474 U.S. 140 (1985)
• Daniels v. Williams · 474 U.S. 327 (1986)
• Albright v. Oliver · 510 U.S. 266 (1994)
• Russello v. United States · 464 U.S. 16 (1983)
• Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · 473 U.S. 172 (1985)
• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Davidson v. Cannon · 474 U.S. 344 (1986)
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno · 494 U.S. 827 (1990)
• Block v. Rutherford · 468 U.S. 576 (1984)
• Michael H. v. Gerald D. · 491 U.S. 110 (1989)
• Richards v. Jefferson County · 517 U.S. 793 (1996)
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Mallen · 486 U.S. 230 (1988)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Pangilinan · 486 U.S. 875 (1988)
• South Carolina v. Regan · 465 U.S. 367 (1984)
• Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn · 604 U.S. 593 (2025)

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