Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. et al.

Decided November 8, 1971. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-60 · 404 U.S. 6 (1971) · Cited 948 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• Tcherepnin v. Knight · 389 U.S. 332 (1967)
• Pepper v. Litton · 308 U.S. 295 (1939)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)

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• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
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• Aaron v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 446 U.S. 680 (1980)
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• Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States · 406 U.S. 128 (1972)
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• Chiarella v. United States · 445 U.S. 222 (1980)
• Marine Bank v. Weaver · 455 U.S. 551 (1982)
• United States v. Naftalin · 441 U.S. 768 (1979)
• Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner · 472 U.S. 299 (1985)
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