Pan American World Airways, Inc., v. United States

Decided January 14, 1963. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23 · 371 U.S. 296 (1963) · Cited 240 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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.

• American Power & Light Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 329 U.S. 90 (1946)
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
• United States v. Radio Corp. of America · 358 U.S. 334 (1959)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Raladam Co. · 283 U.S. 643 (1931)
• Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Assn., Inc. v. United States · 362 U.S. 458 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 333 U.S. 103 (1948)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• Far East Conference v. United States · 342 U.S. 570 (1952)
• United States v. Borden Co. · 308 U.S. 188 (1939)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co. · 312 U.S. 426 (1941)
• Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 156 (1922)
• Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 309 U.S. 478 (1940)
• Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · 359 U.S. 385 (1959)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Klesner · 280 U.S. 19 (1929)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co. · 257 U.S. 441 (1922)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• United States Navigation Co. v. Cunard Steamship Co. · 284 U.S. 474 (1932)
• Cox v. Hart · 260 U.S. 427 (1923)
• Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
• General American Tank Car Corp. v. El Dorado Terminal Co. · 308 U.S. 422 (1940)
• California v. Federal Power Commission · 369 U.S. 482 (1962)
• Thompson v. Texas Mexican Railway Co. · 328 U.S. 134 (1946)
• Federal Trade Commission v. R. F. Keppel & Bro. Inc. · 291 U.S. 304 (1934)
• Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Co. · 356 U.S. 481 (1958)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Cheney California Lumber Co. · 327 U.S. 385 (1946)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Motion Picture Advertising Service Co. · 344 U.S. 392 (1953)
• Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United States · 355 U.S. 83 (1957)

Cited by

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

• Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 409 U.S. 363 (1973)
• United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. · 422 U.S. 694 (1975)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. · 384 U.S. 597 (1966)
• Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange · 409 U.S. 289 (1973)
• Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. American Train Dispatchers' Ass'n · 499 U.S. 117 (1991)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc. · 411 U.S. 726 (1973)
• Gordon v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc. · 422 U.S. 659 (1975)

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