McKesson Corporation v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Department of Business Regulation of Florida, et al.

Decided June 4, 1990. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-192 · 496 U.S. 18 (1990) · Cited 690 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.

• Iowa-Des Moines National Bank v. Bennett · 284 U.S. 239 (1932)
• Ward v. Board of Commr's of Love Cty. · 253 U.S. 17 (1920)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• Montana National Bank v. Yellowstone County of Montana · 276 U.S. 499 (1928)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Carpenter v. Shaw · 280 U.S. 363 (1930)
• Smith v. Reeves · 178 U.S. 436 (1900)
• United States v. Jefferson Electric Manufacturing Co. · 291 U.S. 386 (1934)
• Williams v. Vermont · 472 U.S. 14 (1985)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
• Michigan v. Long · 463 U.S. 1032 (1983)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. · 428 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury · 489 U.S. 803 (1989)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589 (1931)
• White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker · 448 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Bob Jones University v. Simon · 416 U.S. 725 (1974)
• City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. Manhart · 435 U.S. 702 (1978)
• Tafflin v. Levitt · 493 U.S. 455 (1990)
• Rosewell v. LaSalle National Bank · 450 U.S. 503 (1981)
• California v. Grace Brethren Church · 457 U.S. 393 (1982)
• Nevada v. Hall · 440 U.S. 410 (1979)
• Welch v. Henry · 305 U.S. 134 (1938)
• Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland · 481 U.S. 221 (1987)

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• Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation · 509 U.S. 86 (1993)
• United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC · 602 U.S. 487 (2024)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• Danforth v. Minnesota · 552 U.S. 264 (2008)
• Fulton Corp. v. Faulkner · 516 U.S. 325 (1996)
• Reich v. Collins · 513 U.S. 106 (1994)
• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• National Private Truck Council, Inc. v. Oklahoma Tax Comm'n · 515 U.S. 582 (1995)
• Associated Industries of Mo. v. Lohman · 511 U.S. 641 (1994)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland · 535 U.S. 635 (2002)
• United States v. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co. · 553 U.S. 1 (2008)
• Reynoldsville Casket Co. v. Hyde · 514 U.S. 749 (1995)
• Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v. Hunt · 504 U.S. 334 (1992)
• PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey · 594 U.S. 482 (2021)

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