Robert D. Gilmer v. Interstate/johnson Lane Corporation

Decided May 13, 1991. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-18 · 500 U.S. 20 (1991) · Cited 2,511 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · 482 U.S. 220 (1987)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
• Arcadia v. Ohio Power Co. · 498 U.S. 73 (1990)
• Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
• McCleskey v. Zant · 499 U.S. 467 (1991)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• McDonald v. City of West Branch · 466 U.S. 284 (1984)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming · 460 U.S. 226 (1983)
• Batson v. Kentucky · 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
• Mapp v. Ohio · 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
• Teague v. Lane · 489 U.S. 288 (1989)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd · 470 U.S. 213 (1985)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. · 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
• General Electric Co. v. Local 205, United Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers · 353 U.S. 547 (1957)
• Goodall-Sanford, Inc. v. United Textile Workers, A. F. L. Local 1802 · 353 U.S. 550 (1957)

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• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
• Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp. · 525 U.S. 70 (1998)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc. · 534 U.S. 279 (2002)
• Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph · 531 U.S. 79 (2000)
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams · 532 U.S. 105 (2001)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Preston v. Ferrer · 552 U.S. 346 (2008)
• Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood · 565 U.S. 95 (2012)
• American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant · 570 U.S. 228 (2013)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Federal Express Corp. v. Holowecki · 552 U.S. 389 (2008)
• Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela · 587 U.S. 176 (2019)
• Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
• Kolstad v. American Dental Assn. · 527 U.S. 526 (1999)

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