Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co., Inc., et al.

Decided February 19, 1974. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-822 · 415 U.S. 1 (1974) · Cited 484 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Aircraft & Diesel Equipment Corp. v. Hirsch · 331 U.S. 752 (1947)
• McKart v. United States · 395 U.S. 185 (1969)
• Porter v. Warner Holding Co. · 328 U.S. 395 (1946)
• Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 316 U.S. 4 (1942)
• Lichter v. United States · 334 U.S. 742 (1948)
• MacAuley v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 327 U.S. 540 (1946)
• United States v. Babcock · 250 U.S. 328 (1919)
• Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 303 U.S. 41 (1938)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation Board · 320 U.S. 297 (1943)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers · 414 U.S. 453 (1974)
• Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc. · 361 U.S. 288 (1960)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. · 384 U.S. 597 (1966)
• United States v. Morgan · 307 U.S. 183 (1939)
• Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern Railway Co. · 372 U.S. 658 (1963)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · 445 U.S. 136 (1980)
• Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. · 421 U.S. 168 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
• Federal Open Market Committee of Federal Reserve System v. Merrill · 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
• United States v. Raddatz · 447 U.S. 667 (1980)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co. · 449 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Ohio Forestry Assn., Inc. v. Sierra Club · 523 U.S. 726 (1998)
• Coit Independence Joint Venture v. Federal Savings & Loan Insurance · 489 U.S. 561 (1989)
• United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp. · 465 U.S. 792 (1984)
• Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. Robertson · 422 U.S. 255 (1975)
• Baldrige v. Shapiro · 455 U.S. 345 (1982)

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