Pat Osborn v. Barry Haley, et al.

Decided January 22, 2007. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 05-593 · 549 U.S. 225 (2007) · Cited 582 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Gutierrez De Martinez v. Lamagno · 515 U.S. 417 (1995)
• Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer · 423 U.S. 336 (1976)
• Kircher v. Putnam Funds Trust · 547 U.S. 633 (2006)
• Willingham v. Morgan · 395 U.S. 402 (1969)
• Waco v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 293 U.S. 140 (1934)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca · 516 U.S. 124 (1995)
• Westfall v. Erwin · 484 U.S. 292 (1988)
• Briscoe v. Bell · 432 U.S. 404 (1977)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Mesa v. California · 489 U.S. 121 (1989)
• Anderson v. Creighton · 483 U.S. 635 (1987)
• Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance · 517 U.S. 706 (1996)
• United States v. Rice · 327 U.S. 742 (1946)
• United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · 383 U.S. 715 (1966)
• Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill · 484 U.S. 343 (1988)
• Hunter v. Bryant · 502 U.S. 224 (1991)
• Johnson v. Jones · 515 U.S. 304 (1995)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · 461 U.S. 480 (1983)
• Nixon v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 731 (1982)
• Lehman v. Nakshian · 453 U.S. 156 (1981)
• Jefferson County v. Acker · 527 U.S. 423 (1999)
• Helstoski v. Meanor · 442 U.S. 500 (1979)
• Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Bombolis · 241 U.S. 211 (1916)
• Gravitt v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 430 U.S. 723 (1977)

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• Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. · 551 U.S. 224 (2007)
• Carlsbad Technology, Inc. v. HIF Bio, Inc. · 556 U.S. 635 (2009)
• Hui v. Castaneda · 559 U.S. 799 (2010)

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