South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources of Alaska, et al.

Decided May 22, 1984. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-1608 · 467 U.S. 82 (1984) · Cited 373 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• White v. Massachusetts Council of Construction Employers, Inc. · 460 U.S. 204 (1983)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• Reeves, Inc. v. Stake · 447 U.S. 429 (1980)
• Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel · 278 U.S. 1 (1928)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• New England Power Co. v. New Hampshire · 455 U.S. 331 (1982)
• Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Douglas · 458 U.S. 941 (1982)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• United Building & Constr. Trades Council of Camden Cty. v. Mayor and Council of Camden · 465 U.S. 208 (1984)
• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• United States v. Colgate & Co. · 250 U.S. 300 (1919)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• Toomer v. Witsell · 334 U.S. 385 (1948)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Lewis v. BT Investment Managers, Inc. · 447 U.S. 27 (1980)
• South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros. · 303 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Japan Line, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles · 441 U.S. 434 (1979)
• United States v. Public Utilities Commission · 345 U.S. 295 (1953)
• United States Steel Corp. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc. · 429 U.S. 610 (1977)
• Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages · 423 U.S. 276 (1976)

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• Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis · 553 U.S. 328 (2008)
• United Haulers Ass'n v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority · 550 U.S. 330 (2007)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Maine v. Taylor · 477 U.S. 131 (1986)
• Wardair Canada Inc. v. Florida Department of Revenue · 477 U.S. 1 (1986)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Northeast Bancorp, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · 472 U.S. 159 (1985)

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