Palmore v. United States

Decided April 24, 1973. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-11 · 411 U.S. 389 (1973) · Cited 502 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Balzac v. Porto Rico · 258 U.S. 298 (1922)
• Testa v. Katt · 330 U.S. 386 (1947)
• Fornaris v. Ridge Tool Co. · 400 U.S. 41 (1970)
• Reynolds v. United States · 98 U.S. 145 (1879)
• Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · 260 U.S. 226 (1922)
• The United States v. Hudson and Goodwin · 11 U.S. 32 (1812)
• Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
• O'Callahan v. Parker · 395 U.S. 258 (1969)
• United States Ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles · 350 U.S. 11 (1955)
• Claflin v. Houseman · 93 U.S. 130 (1876)
• Mishkin v. New York · 383 U.S. 502 (1966)
• Downes v. Bidwell · 182 U.S. 244 (1901)
• District of Columbia v. Clawans · 300 U.S. 617 (1937)
• Turner, Administrator of Stanley, in Error v. The President, Directors and Company of the Bank of North America · 4 U.S. 8 (1799)
• Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 392 U.S. 206 (1968)
• National Mutual Insurance v. Tidewater Transfer Co. · 337 U.S. 582 (1949)
• Ex Parte Bakelite Corp'n. · 279 U.S. 438 (1929)
• Keller v. Potomac Electric Power Co. · 261 U.S. 428 (1923)
• District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. · 346 U.S. 100 (1953)
• Butterworth v. United States Ex Rel. Hoe · 112 U.S. 50 (1884)
• Stoutenburgh v. Hennick · 129 U.S. 141 (1889)
• District of Columbia v. Colts · 282 U.S. 63 (1930)
• McAllister v. United States · 141 U.S. 174 (1891)
• Hepburn & Dundas v. Ellzey · 6 U.S. 445 (1805)
• Federal Radio Commission v. General Electric Co. · 281 U.S. 464 (1930)
• Hornbuckle v. Toombs · 85 U.S. 648 (1874)

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• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Ortiz v. United States · 585 U.S. 427 (2018)
• Swain v. Pressley · 430 U.S. 372 (1977)
• United States v. Raddatz · 447 U.S. 667 (1980)
• District of Columbia v. Heller · 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De Otero · 426 U.S. 572 (1976)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• National Private Truck Council, Inc. v. Oklahoma Tax Comm'n · 515 U.S. 582 (1995)
• Mathews v. Weber · 423 U.S. 261 (1976)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• Delaware v. Prouse · 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · 437 U.S. 365 (1978)
• United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688 (1993)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards · 504 U.S. 689 (1992)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Dalia v. United States · 441 U.S. 238 (1979)
• Weiss v. United States · 510 U.S. 163 (1994)
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission · 455 U.S. 577 (1982)
• Wingo v. Wedding · 418 U.S. 461 (1974)

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