Traynor v. Turnage, Administrator, Veterans' Administration, et al.

Decided April 20, 1988. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-622 · 485 U.S. 535 (1988) · Cited 359 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–3.

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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.

• School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline · 480 U.S. 273 (1987)
• Johnson v. Robison · 415 U.S. 361 (1974)
• Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397 (1979)
• Alexander v. Choate · 469 U.S. 287 (1985)
• Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians · 476 U.S. 667 (1986)
• Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · 426 U.S. 148 (1976)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
• Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Barlow v. Collins · 397 U.S. 159 (1970)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago · 394 U.S. 802 (1969)
• United States v. Larionoff · 431 U.S. 864 (1977)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• Dunlop v. Bachowski · 421 U.S. 560 (1975)
• Posadas v. National City Bank · 296 U.S. 497 (1936)
• Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 461 U.S. 624 (1983)

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• Cuozzo Speed Technologies, LLC v. Lee · 579 U.S. 261 (2016)
• Henderson v. Shinseki · 562 U.S. 428 (2011)
• Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
• Shalala v. Illinois Council on Long Term Care, Inc. · 529 U.S. 1 (2000)
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 491 U.S. 299 (1989)
• Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
• Negusie v. Holder · 555 U.S. 511 (2009)

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