Maryland et al. v. Louisiana

Decided May 26, 1981. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83 ORIG · 451 U.S. 725 (1981) · Cited 1,191 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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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.

• Illinois v. City of Milwaukee · 406 U.S. 91 (1972)
• Pennsylvania v. West Virginia · 262 U.S. 553 (1923)
• Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. · 401 U.S. 493 (1971)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al. · 306 U.S. 398 (1939)
• United States v. California · 332 U.S. 19 (1947)
• Boston Stock Exchange v. State Tax Commission · 429 U.S. 318 (1977)
• Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. v. Reily · 373 U.S. 64 (1963)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• Henneford v. Silas Mason Co. · 300 U.S. 577 (1937)
• Department of Revenue v. Ass'n of Washington Stevedoring Companies · 435 U.S. 734 (1978)
• Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. Calvert · 347 U.S. 157 (1954)
• Northern Natural Gas Co. v. State Corp. Commission · 372 U.S. 84 (1963)
• Pennsylvania v. New Jersey · 426 U.S. 660 (1976)
• Kansas v. Colorado · 185 U.S. 125 (1902)
• Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)
• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady · 430 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Trbovich v. United Mine Workers · 404 U.S. 528 (1972)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota · 358 U.S. 450 (1959)
• City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. · 411 U.S. 624 (1973)
• Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 395 U.S. 352 (1969)
• Western Live Stock v. Bureau of Revenue · 303 U.S. 250 (1938)
• Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison · 340 U.S. 349 (1951)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin · 347 U.S. 672 (1954)

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• Associated Industries of Mo. v. Lohman · 511 U.S. 641 (1994)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner · 516 U.S. 325 (1996)
• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Tully · 466 U.S. 388 (1984)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton · 462 U.S. 176 (1983)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency · 549 U.S. 497 (2007)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Scheiner · 483 U.S. 266 (1987)
• Armco Inc. v. Hardesty · 467 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc. · 507 U.S. 218 (1993)
• West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. Healy · 512 U.S. 186 (1994)
• South Carolina v. Regan · 465 U.S. 367 (1984)
• Shell Oil Co. v. Iowa Department of Revenue · 488 U.S. 19 (1988)
• Texas v. New Mexico · 482 U.S. 124 (1987)
• Texas v. New Mexico · 602 U.S. 943 (2024)
• Arizona v. California · 460 U.S. 605 (1983)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood · 507 U.S. 658 (1993)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• Altria Group, Inc. v. Good · 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. Barez · 458 U.S. 592 (1982)
• Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. · 453 U.S. 473 (1981)

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