Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. et al.

Decided November 9, 1953. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 18 · 346 U.S. 356 (1953) · Cited 146 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs · 259 U.S. 200 (1922)
• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
• Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader · 310 U.S. 469 (1940)
• Hooper v. California · 155 U.S. 648 (1895)
• Lorain Journal Co. v. United States · 342 U.S. 143 (1951)
• United States v. National Ass'n of Real Estate Boards · 339 U.S. 485 (1950)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• North American Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 327 U.S. 686 (1946)
• American Medical Assn. v. United States · 317 U.S. 519 (1943)

Cited by

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

• Flood v. Kuhn · 407 U.S. 258 (1972)
• United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. · 348 U.S. 236 (1955)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• James v. United States · 366 U.S. 213 (1961)
• Blau v. Lehman · 368 U.S. 403 (1962)
• Indian Towing Co. v. United States · 350 U.S. 61 (1955)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• United States v. Employing Plasterers Assn. of Chicago · 347 U.S. 186 (1954)
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
• Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of Utah · 369 U.S. 153 (1962)
• Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)

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