Texaco Inc. v. Fouad N. Dagher, et al.

Decided February 28, 2006. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-805 · 547 U.S. 1 (2006) · Cited 271 times

Holding

Physical violence unrelated to robbery or extortion falls outside the Hobbs Act’s scope.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Catalano, Inc. v. Target Sales, Inc. · 446 U.S. 643 (1980)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists · 476 U.S. 447 (1986)
• Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society · 457 U.S. 332 (1982)
• California Dental Ass'n v. Federal Trade Commission · 526 U.S. 756 (1999)
• Citizen Publishing Co. v. United States · 394 U.S. 131 (1969)

Cited by

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

• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. · 551 U.S. 877 (2007)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Alston · 594 U.S. 69 (2021)

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