Securities and Exchange Commission v. Sloan

Decided May 15, 1978. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-1607 · 436 U.S. 103 (1978) · Cited 381 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Weinstein v. Bradford · 423 U.S. 147 (1975)
• Zuber v. Allen · 396 U.S. 168 (1969)
• Adamo Wrecking Co. v. United States · 434 U.S. 275 (1978)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• Sibron v. New York · 392 U.S. 40 (1968)
• United States v. Correll · 389 U.S. 299 (1967)
• Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States · 288 U.S. 294 (1933)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. Aragon · 329 U.S. 143 (1946)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. · 380 U.S. 374 (1965)
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission · 390 U.S. 261 (1968)
• United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. · 422 U.S. 694 (1975)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc. · 411 U.S. 726 (1973)
• Fribourg Navigation Co. v. Commissioner · 383 U.S. 272 (1966)
• Saxbe v. Bustos · 419 U.S. 65 (1974)

Cited by

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

• Young v. Community Nutrition Institute · 476 U.S. 974 (1986)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 437 U.S. 153 (1978)
• Watt v. Alaska · 451 U.S. 259 (1981)
• Aaron v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 446 U.S. 680 (1980)
• Chemical Manufacturers Ass'n v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 470 U.S. 116 (1985)
• Andrus v. Shell Oil Co. · 446 U.S. 657 (1980)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Chiarella v. United States · 445 U.S. 222 (1980)
• Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party · 440 U.S. 173 (1979)
• Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District · 528 U.S. 152 (2000)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• Pinter v. Dahl · 486 U.S. 622 (1988)
• Federal Election Commission v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee · 454 U.S. 27 (1981)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation · 438 U.S. 726 (1978)
• Smith v. City of Jackson · 544 U.S. 228 (2005)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• Diamond v. Chakrabarty · 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
• SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu · 584 U.S. 357 (2018)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Lowe v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 472 U.S. 181 (1985)
• United States v. American College of Physicians · 475 U.S. 834 (1986)
• FCC v. Consumers' Research · 606 U.S. 656 (2025)

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