Steadman v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Decided February 25, 1981. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-1266 · 450 U.S. 91 (1981) · Cited 342 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 385 U.S. 276 (1966)
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418 (1979)
• Consolo v. Federal Maritime Commission · 383 U.S. 607 (1966)
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 435 U.S. 519 (1978)
• Vance v. Terrazas · 444 U.S. 252 (1980)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. · 306 U.S. 292 (1939)
• United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. · 410 U.S. 224 (1973)
• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 197 (1938)
• Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · 401 U.S. 402 (1971)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• Andrus v. Sierra Club · 442 U.S. 347 (1979)
• United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. · 406 U.S. 742 (1972)
• United States v. National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. · 422 U.S. 694 (1975)
• 62 Cases of Jam v. United States · 340 U.S. 593 (1951)

Cited by

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

• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Greenwich Collieries · 512 U.S. 267 (1994)
• Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston · 459 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. Partnership · 564 U.S. 91 (2011)
• Grogan v. Garner · 498 U.S. 279 (1991)
• Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital · 488 U.S. 204 (1988)
• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• Darby v. Cisneros · 509 U.S. 137 (1993)
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
• American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. v. Donovan · 452 U.S. 490 (1981)

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