Pullman-Standard, a Division of Pullman, Inc. v. Swint et al.

Decided April 27, 1982. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1190 · 456 U.S. 273 (1982) · Cited 2,420 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.

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Baumgartner v. United States · 322 U.S. 665 (1944)
• Commissioner v. Duberstein · 363 U.S. 278 (1960)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison · 432 U.S. 63 (1977)
• Bigelow v. Virginia · 421 U.S. 809 (1975)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 338 U.S. 338 (1949)
• Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman · 443 U.S. 526 (1979)
• United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co. · 374 U.S. 174 (1963)
• Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co. · 419 U.S. 318 (1974)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters · 438 U.S. 567 (1978)
• Commissioner v. Heininger · 320 U.S. 467 (1943)
• United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
• United States v. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100 (1948)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
• Bogardus v. Commissioner · 302 U.S. 34 (1937)
• Helvering v. Tex-Penn Oil Co. · 300 U.S. 481 (1937)
• Helvering v. Rankin · 295 U.S. 123 (1935)
• DeMarco v. United States · 415 U.S. 449 (1974)

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• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
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• Pierce v. Underwood · 487 U.S. 552 (1988)
• Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · 517 U.S. 370 (1996)
• Ricci v. DeStefano · 557 U.S. 557 (2009)
• Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. · 518 U.S. 415 (1996)
• Miller v. Fenton · 474 U.S. 104 (1985)
• Thompson v. Keohane · 516 U.S. 99 (1995)
• Lynch v. Donnelly · 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
• Thornburg v. Gingles · 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
• Kungys v. United States · 485 U.S. 759 (1988)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
• McDermott International, Inc. v. Wilander · 498 U.S. 337 (1991)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Hunter v. Underwood · 471 U.S. 222 (1985)
• Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Comm. (Ohio) · 459 U.S. 87 (1982)

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