Metropolitan Stevedore Company v. John Rambo et al.

Decided June 19, 1997. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96-272 · 521 U.S. 121 (1997) · Cited 252 times

Holding

The District Court’s redistricting plan is not unconstitutional.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 449 U.S. 268 (1980)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. · 514 U.S. 122 (1995)
• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 197 (1938)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · 519 U.S. 337 (1997)
• Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston · 459 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 502 U.S. 129 (1991)
• Smiley v. Citibank (South Dakota), N. A. · 517 U.S. 735 (1996)
• Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc. · 519 U.S. 202 (1997)

Cited by

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

• Strickler v. Greene · 527 U.S. 263 (1999)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Rothgery v. Gillespie County · 554 U.S. 191 (2008)

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