Shaw, Acting Commissioner, New York State Division of Human Rights, et al. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., et al.

Decided June 24, 1983. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-1578 · 463 U.S. 85 (1983) · Cited 3,550 times

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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.

• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Hicks v. Miranda · 422 U.S. 332 (1975)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus · 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
• Love v. Pullman Co. · 404 U.S. 522 (1972)
• Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 446 U.S. 359 (1980)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey · 447 U.S. 54 (1980)
• Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 462 U.S. 669 (1983)
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Jenkins Petroleum Process Co. · 289 U.S. 689 (1933)
• North Dakota v. United States · 460 U.S. 300 (1983)

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• Fort Halifax Packing Co. v. Coyne · 482 U.S. 1 (1987)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• Humana Inc. v. Forsyth · 525 U.S. 299 (1999)
• MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc. · 486 U.S. 825 (1988)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendon · 498 U.S. 133 (1990)
• FMC Corp. v. Holliday · 498 U.S. 52 (1990)
• California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Dillingham Construction, N. A. · 519 U.S. 316 (1997)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. · 575 U.S. 320 (2015)
• De Buono v. NYSA-ILA Medical & Clinical Services Fund Ex Rel. Bowers · 520 U.S. 806 (1997)
• Gobeille v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. · 577 U.S. 312 (2016)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• LOCKHEED CORP. Et Al. v. SPINK · 517 U.S. 882 (1996)
• Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn. · 592 U.S. 80 (2020)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch · 489 U.S. 101 (1989)
• Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland · 535 U.S. 635 (2002)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood · 507 U.S. 658 (1993)
• Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355 (1986)
• Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson · 525 U.S. 432 (1999)
• Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. Breiner · 532 U.S. 141 (2001)
• American Airlines, Inc. v. Wolens · 513 U.S. 219 (1995)
• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. Schoonejongen · 514 U.S. 73 (1995)

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