McComb, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Jacksonville Paper Co. et al.

Decided February 14, 1949. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 110 · 336 U.S. 187 (1949) · Cited 1,180 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Maggio v. Zeitz · 333 U.S. 56 (1948)
• Penfield Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 330 U.S. 585 (1947)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Porter v. Warner Holding Co. · 328 U.S. 395 (1946)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co. · 312 U.S. 426 (1941)
• Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co. · 317 U.S. 564 (1943)
• Regal Knitwear Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 9 (1945)
• May Department Stores Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 326 U.S. 376 (1945)
• United States v. Morgan · 307 U.S. 183 (1939)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• Oriel v. Russell · 278 U.S. 358 (1929)
• Union Tool Co. v. Wilson · 259 U.S. 107 (1922)
• Inland Steel Co. v. United States · 306 U.S. 153 (1939)

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• Taggart v. Lorenzen · 587 U.S. 554 (2019)
• Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 478 U.S. 421 (1986)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc. · 361 U.S. 398 (1960)
• Trump v. CASA, Inc. · 606 U.S. 831 (2025)

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