Ticor Title Insurance Company, et al. v. Walter Thomas Brown and Jeffrey L. Dziewit

Decided April 4, 1994. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-1988 · 511 U.S. 117 (1994) · Cited 114 times

Holding

Oregon’s surcharge is facially invalid under the negative Commerce Clause.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer · 440 U.S. 568 (1979)
• Rostker v. Goldberg · 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
• Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)
• Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United States · 471 U.S. 48 (1985)

Cited by

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

• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 564 U.S. 338 (2011)
• Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp. · 527 U.S. 815 (1999)

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