Mohasco Corp. v. Silver

Decided June 23, 1980. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-616 · 447 U.S. 807 (1980) · Cited 939 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Love v. Pullman Co. · 404 U.S. 522 (1972)
• Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans · 441 U.S. 750 (1979)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• United States v. Kubrick · 444 U.S. 111 (1979)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• Toussie v. United States · 397 U.S. 112 (1970)
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMann · 434 U.S. 192 (1977)
• United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rs · 435 U.S. 110 (1978)

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• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co. · 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · 536 U.S. 101 (2002)
• Baldwin County Welcome Center v. Brown · 466 U.S. 147 (1984)
• Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 455 U.S. 385 (1982)
• Delaware State College v. Ricks · 449 U.S. 250 (1980)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Bowen v. Yuckert · 482 U.S. 137 (1987)
• McNeil v. United States · 508 U.S. 106 (1993)
• Crown, Cork & Seal Co. v. Parker · 462 U.S. 345 (1983)
• Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. · 535 U.S. 81 (2002)
• Hallstrom v. Tillamook County · 493 U.S. 20 (1989)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• Brock v. Pierce County · 476 U.S. 253 (1986)
• Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 461 U.S. 624 (1983)

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