Rockwell International Corp., et al. v. United States et al.
Decided March 27, 2007. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 05-1272 · 549 U.S. 457 (2007) · Cited 664 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“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.
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
- Carnegie-Mellon University v. Cohill · 484 U.S. 343 (1988)
- Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. · 546 U.S. 500 (2006)
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283 (1938)
- Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain · 490 U.S. 826 (1989)
- Grupo Dataflux v. Atlas Global Group, L. P. · 541 U.S. 567 (2004)
- Curtis v. Loether · 415 U.S. 189 (1974)
- Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Schumer · 520 U.S. 939 (1997)
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
- Anderson v. Watt · 138 U.S. 694 (1891)
- Mollan v. Torrance · 22 U.S. 537 (1824)
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- Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. · 551 U.S. 308 (2007)
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Rigsby · 580 U.S. 26 (2016)
- Bowles v. Russell · 551 U.S. 205 (2007)
- Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States Ex Rel. Wilson · 559 U.S. 280 (2010)
- MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC · 598 U.S. 288 (2023)
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