Randon Bragdon v. Sidney Abbott, et al.
Decided June 25, 1998. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 97-156 · 524 U.S. 624 (1998) · Cited 1,379 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 2
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- David Hackett Souter
Concurring · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 4
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline · 480 U.S. 273 (1987)
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- General Electric Co. v. Joiner · 522 U.S. 136 (1997)
- Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · 477 U.S. 242 (1986)
- Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston · 469 U.S. 111 (1985)
- Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575 (1978)
- Blessing v. Freestone · 520 U.S. 329 (1997)
- Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette · 515 U.S. 753 (1995)
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Darrone · 465 U.S. 624 (1984)
- ICC v. Parker · 326 U.S. 60 (1945)
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Philadelphia Gear Corp. · 476 U.S. 426 (1986)
- Commissioner v. Estate of Noel · 380 U.S. 678 (1965)
Cited by
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- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. v. Williams · 534 U.S. 184 (2002)
- Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 527 U.S. 471 (1999)
- Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki · 552 U.S. 389 (2008)
- Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. · 575 U.S. 320 (2015)
- Albertson's, Inc. v. Kirkingburg · 527 U.S. 555 (1999)
- Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy Corporation · 549 U.S. 561 (2007)
- Olmstead v. L.C. · 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
- Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A. · 559 U.S. 573 (2010)
- United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
- Johnson v. United States · 529 U.S. 694 (2000)
- US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett · 535 U.S. 391 (2002)
- Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson Cty. · 555 U.S. 271 (2009)
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Dabit · 547 U.S. 71 (2006)
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation v. Environmental Protection Agency · 540 U.S. 461 (2004)
- United States v. Hayes · 555 U.S. 415 (2009)
- Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling · 584 U.S. 709 (2018)
- Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp · 580 U.S. 82 (2017)
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