Tull v. United States

Decided April 28, 1987. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 85-1259 · 481 U.S. 412 (1987) · Cited 1,016 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Curtis v. Loether · 415 U.S. 189 (1974)
• United States v. Regan · 232 U.S. 37 (1914)
• Hepner v. United States · 213 U.S. 103 (1909)
• Pernell v. Southall Realty · 416 U.S. 363 (1974)
• Colgrove v. Battin · 413 U.S. 149 (1973)
• Ross v. Bernhard · 396 U.S. 531 (1970)
• Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n · 430 U.S. 442 (1977)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Dairy Queen, Inc. v. Wood · 369 U.S. 469 (1962)
• Porter v. Warner Holding Co. · 328 U.S. 395 (1946)
• Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson · 28 U.S. 433 (1830)
• Galloway v. United States · 319 U.S. 372 (1943)

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• Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. · 523 U.S. 340 (1998)
• Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry · 494 U.S. 558 (1990)
• Liu v. SEC. & Exch. Comm'n · 591 U.S. 71 (2020)
• Perttu v. Richards · 605 U.S. 460 (2025)
• Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg · 492 U.S. 33 (1989)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC · 598 U.S. 175 (2023)
• Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance v. Knudson · 534 U.S. 204 (2002)
• Wooddell v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 71 · 502 U.S. 93 (1991)
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · 517 U.S. 370 (1996)
• Mertens v. Hewitt Associates · 508 U.S. 248 (1993)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. · 484 U.S. 49 (1987)
• Lytle v. Household Manufacturing, Inc. · 494 U.S. 545 (1990)
• Sun Oil Co. v. Wortman · 486 U.S. 717 (1988)
• Gabelli v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 568 U.S. 442 (2013)

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