McLane Company v. EEOC
Decided April 3, 2017. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 15-1248 · 581 U.S. 72 (2017) · Cited 16 times
Holding
A district court's decision whether to enforce or quash an EEOC subpoena should be reviewed for abuse of discretion, not de novo.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–1.
Majority · 7
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 1
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 493 U.S. 182 (1990)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 U.S. 54 (1984)
- Pierce v. Underwood · 487 U.S. 552 (1988)
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · 496 U.S. 384 (1990)
- Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling · 327 U.S. 186 (1946)
- Buford v. United States · 532 U.S. 59 (2001)
- Illinois v. Gates · 462 U.S. 213 (1983)
- United States v. Morton Salt Co. · 338 U.S. 632 (1950)
- Ornelas v. United States · 517 U.S. 690 (1996)
- United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
- Miller v. Fenton · 474 U.S. 104 (1985)
- Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Sprint/United Management Co. v. Mendelsohn · 552 U.S. 379 (2008)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- County of Los Angeles v. Mendez · 581 U.S. 420 (2017)
- Andrus v. Texas · 590 U.S. 806 (2020)
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