Olivea Marx, Petitioner v. General Revenue Corporation

Decided February 26, 2013. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 11-1175 · 568 U.S. 371 (2013) · Cited 758 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co. · 537 U.S. 149 (2003)
• Cooper Industries, Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc. · 543 U.S. 157 (2004)
• Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. · 501 U.S. 32 (1991)
• United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc. · 489 U.S. 235 (1989)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• United States v. Vonn · 535 U.S. 55 (2002)
• Hardt v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. · 560 U.S. 242 (2010)
• Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A. · 559 U.S. 573 (2010)
• Ex Parte Peterson · 253 U.S. 300 (1920)
• United States v. Erika, Inc. · 456 U.S. 201 (1982)
• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society · 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
• Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 557 U.S. 167 (2009)
• Brown v. General Services Administration · 425 U.S. 820 (1976)
• Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc. · 482 U.S. 437 (1987)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. Swan · 111 U.S. 379 (1884)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• Corley v. United States · 556 U.S. 303 (2009)
• West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey · 499 U.S. 83 (1991)
• Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership · 564 U.S. 91 (2011)
• Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club · 463 U.S. 680 (1983)
• Hibbs v. Winn · 542 U.S. 88 (2004)
• Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons · 552 U.S. 214 (2008)
• MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 512 U.S. 218 (1994)
• Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. · 566 U.S. 560 (2012)
• Radlax Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank · 566 U.S. 639 (2012)
• Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy · 548 U.S. 291 (2006)
• Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. August · 450 U.S. 346 (1981)
• Conroy v. Aniskoff · 507 U.S. 511 (1993)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Echazabal · 536 U.S. 73 (2002)

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• King v. Burwell · 576 U.S. 473 (2015)
• Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz · 578 U.S. 355 (2016)
• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Rigsby · 580 U.S. 26 (2016)
• Bufkin v. Collins · 604 U.S. 369 (2025)
• San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P. · 593 U.S. 330 (2021)
• Stanley v. City of Sanford · 606 U.S. 46 (2025)
• Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson · 595 U.S. 30 (2021)
• Marinello v. United States · 584 U.S. 1 (2018)
• Hewitt v. United States · 606 U.S. 419 (2025)
• Guam v. United States · 593 U.S. 310 (2021)
• Parrish v. United States · 605 U.S. 376 (2025)

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