Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. Ltv Corporation et al.

Decided June 18, 1990. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-390 · 496 U.S. 633 (1990) · Cited 775 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.

• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · 401 U.S. 402 (1971)
• Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 419 U.S. 281 (1974)
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 435 U.S. 519 (1978)
• United States v. Wise · 370 U.S. 405 (1962)
• Sullivan v. Everhart · 494 U.S. 83 (1990)
• Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• Florida Power & Light Co. v. Lorion · 470 U.S. 729 (1985)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
• Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 446 U.S. 359 (1980)
• Rodriguez v. United States · 480 U.S. 522 (1987)
• United States v. Price · 361 U.S. 304 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• Mead Corp. v. Tilley · 490 U.S. 714 (1989)

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• Home Depot U. S. A., Inc. v. Jackson · 587 U.S. 435 (2019)
• City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n · 569 U.S. 290 (2013)
• Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC · 576 U.S. 466 (2015)
• Star Athletica, L. L. C. v. Varsity Brands, Inc. · 580 U.S. 405 (2017)
• Food & Drug Administration v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 529 U.S. 120 (2000)
• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Jones v. United States · 526 U.S. 227 (1999)
• Christensen v. Harris County · 529 U.S. 576 (2000)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Brown v. Gardner · 513 U.S. 115 (1994)
• Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson · 525 U.S. 432 (1999)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• Darby v. Cisneros · 509 U.S. 137 (1993)
• Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 531 U.S. 159 (2001)
• United States v. Craft · 535 U.S. 274 (2002)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. South Carolina State Ports Authority · 535 U.S. 743 (2002)
• United States v. LaBonte · 520 U.S. 751 (1997)
• United States v. Texas · 507 U.S. 529 (1993)
• Lockhart v. United States · 546 U.S. 142 (2005)

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