Secretary of Agriculture v. Central Roig Refining Co. et al.

Decided February 6, 1950. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 27 · 338 U.S. 604 (1950) · Cited 123 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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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.

• Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
• Mulford v. Smith · 307 U.S. 38 (1939)
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447 (1923)
• United States v. Darby · 312 U.S. 100 (1941)
• United States v. Carolene Products Co. · 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
• United States v. Rock Royal Co-Operative, Inc. · 307 U.S. 533 (1939)
• Georgia v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 324 U.S. 439 (1945)
• Downes v. Bidwell · 182 U.S. 244 (1901)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Balzac v. Porto Rico · 258 U.S. 298 (1922)
• Currin v. Wallace · 306 U.S. 1 (1939)
• Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd. · 302 U.S. 253 (1937)
• Clark Distilling Co. v. Western Maryland Railway Co. · 242 U.S. 311 (1917)
• Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt · 324 U.S. 652 (1945)
• Sugar Institute, Inc. v. United States · 297 U.S. 553 (1936)
• Florida v. Mellon · 273 U.S. 12 (1927)
• Kentucky Whip & Collar Co. v. Illinois Central Railroad · 299 U.S. 334 (1937)
• New York v. New Jersey · 256 U.S. 296 (1921)

Cited by

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

• Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co. · 368 U.S. 81 (1961)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
• Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd. · 367 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Hodel v. Indiana · 452 U.S. 314 (1981)
• Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons · 455 U.S. 457 (1982)

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