Railway Express Agency, Inc. et al. v. New York

Decided January 31, 1949. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 51 · 336 U.S. 106 (1949) · Cited 673 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Smith v. Cahoon · 283 U.S. 553 (1931)
• Saia v. New York · 334 U.S. 558 (1948)
• Prince v. Massachusetts · 321 U.S. 158 (1944)
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette · 319 U.S. 157 (1943)
• Marcus Brown Holding Co. v. Feldman · 256 U.S. 170 (1921)
• Sproles v. Binford · 286 U.S. 374 (1932)
• Silver v. Silver · 280 U.S. 117 (1929)
• Patsone v. Pennsylvania · 232 U.S. 138 (1914)
• Packard v. Banton · 264 U.S. 140 (1924)
• Olsen v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Western Reference & Bond Assn., Inc. · 313 U.S. 236 (1941)
• Stephenson v. Binford · 287 U.S. 251 (1932)
• SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros. · 303 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. v. Brownell · 294 U.S. 580 (1935)
• Quaker City Cab Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · 277 U.S. 389 (1928)
• Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598 (1940)

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• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue · 460 U.S. 575 (1983)
• Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group · 468 U.S. 841 (1984)
• Kassel v. Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. · 450 U.S. 662 (1981)
• Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
• BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore · 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
• Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney · 442 U.S. 256 (1979)
• Loving v. Virginia · 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Lawrence v. Texas · 539 U.S. 558 (2003)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Hill v. Colorado · 530 U.S. 703 (2000)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins · 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
• Linda RS v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)
• South Carolina v. Katzenbach · 383 U.S. 301 (1966)
• Larson v. Valente · 456 U.S. 228 (1982)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Breard v. Alexandria · 341 U.S. 622 (1951)
• United States v. Brown · 381 U.S. 437 (1965)
• Kunz v. New York · 340 U.S. 290 (1951)
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
• Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. Rice · 434 U.S. 429 (1978)
• Marshall v. United States · 414 U.S. 417 (1974)

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