Malone, Commissioner of Labor and Industry for Minnesota v. White Motor Corp. et al.

Decided April 3, 1978. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-1184 · 435 U.S. 497 (1978) · Cited 541 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–3.

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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 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Oliver · 358 U.S. 283 (1959)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Algoma Plywood & Veneer Co. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 336 U.S. 301 (1949)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)

Cited by

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• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus · 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Boggs v. Boggs · 520 U.S. 833 (1997)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr · 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• District of Columbia v. Greater Washington Board of Trade · 506 U.S. 125 (1992)

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