Rosewell, Treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, et al. v. Lasalle National Bank, Trustee

Decided March 24, 1981. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-1157 · 450 U.S. 503 (1981) · Cited 532 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.

• Township of Hillsborough v. Cromwell · 326 U.S. 620 (1946)
• Tully v. Griffin, Inc. · 429 U.S. 68 (1976)
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Huffman · 319 U.S. 293 (1943)
• Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine · 342 U.S. 299 (1952)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Matthews v. Rodgers · 284 U.S. 521 (1932)
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
• Educational Films Corp. of America v. Ward · 282 U.S. 379 (1931)
• Sioux City Bridge Co. v. Dakota County · 260 U.S. 441 (1923)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical Corp. · 382 U.S. 172 (1965)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin · 323 U.S. 101 (1944)
• Department of Employment v. United States · 385 U.S. 355 (1966)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. National Crushed Stone Ass'n · 449 U.S. 64 (1980)
• 62 Cases of Jam v. United States · 340 U.S. 593 (1951)

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• California v. Grace Brethren Church · 457 U.S. 393 (1982)
• Hibbs v. Winn · 542 U.S. 88 (2004)
• Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNary · 454 U.S. 100 (1981)
• Arkansas v. Farm Credit Services of Central Arkansas · 520 U.S. 821 (1997)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Alcan Aluminium Ltd. · 493 U.S. 331 (1990)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• Franchise Tax Board v. United States Postal Service · 467 U.S. 512 (1984)

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