McI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company

Decided June 17, 1994. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 93-356 · 512 U.S. 218 (1994) · Cited 584 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc. · 497 U.S. 116 (1990)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp. · 503 U.S. 407 (1992)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co. · 309 U.S. 134 (1940)
• Armour Packing Co. v. United States · 209 U.S. 56 (1908)
• Perrin v. United States · 444 U.S. 37 (1979)
• National Broadcasting Co. v. United States · 319 U.S. 190 (1943)
• United States v. Southwestern Cable Co. · 392 U.S. 157 (1968)
• Arizona Grocery Co. v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 284 U.S. 370 (1932)
• Pittston Coal Group v. Sebben · 488 U.S. 105 (1988)
• Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. · 476 U.S. 409 (1986)
• Maryland v. United States Tandy Corporation v. United States North American Telephone Association v. United States Illinois v. United States · 460 U.S. 1001 (1983)
• Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 222 U.S. 506 (1912)
• Sugar Institute, Inc. v. United States · 297 U.S. 553 (1936)
• American Column & Lumber Co. v. United States · 257 U.S. 377 (1921)

Cited by

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

• Biden v. Nebraska · 600 U.S. 477 (2023)
• West Virginia v. EPA · 597 U.S. 697 (2022)
• Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. · 550 U.S. 45 (2007)
• Descamps v. United States · 570 U.S. 254 (2013)
• City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n · 569 U.S. 290 (2013)
• New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira · 586 U.S. 105 (2019)
• Zuni Public School District No. 89 v. Department of Education · 550 U.S. 81 (2007)
• Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 529 U.S. 120 (2000)
• American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Central Office Telephone, Inc. · 524 U.S. 214 (1998)
• Christensen v. Harris County · 529 U.S. 576 (2000)
• National Cable & Telecommunications Assn. v. Brand X Internet Services · 545 U.S. 967 (2005)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• Marx v. General Revenue Corp. · 568 U.S. 371 (2013)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Yueh-Shaio Yang · 519 U.S. 26 (1996)
• Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc. · 566 U.S. 624 (2012)
• Terry v. United States · 593 U.S. 486 (2021)
• NFIB v. OSHA · 595 U.S. 109 (2022)

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