Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. et al. v. United States

Decided May 3, 1948. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 10 · 334 U.S. 110 (1948) · Cited 231 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• Pinkerton v. United States · 328 U.S. 640 (1946)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• American Tobacco Co. v. United States · 328 U.S. 781 (1946)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 332 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. v. Mitchell · 245 U.S. 229 (1916)
• Swift & Co. v. United States · 276 U.S. 311 (1928)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• United States v. National Lead Co. · 332 U.S. 319 (1947)

Cited by

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

• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States · 410 U.S. 366 (1973)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States · 337 U.S. 293 (1949)
• United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
• United States v. National Ass'n of Real Estate Boards · 339 U.S. 485 (1950)
• United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 391 U.S. 244 (1968)
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 296 (1963)
• Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Assn., Inc. v. United States · 362 U.S. 458 (1960)
• United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 334 U.S. 573 (1948)
• Ford Motor Co. v. United States · 405 U.S. 562 (1972)

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