Two Pesos, Inc. v. Taco Cabana, Inc.
Decided June 26, 1992. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 91-971 · 505 U.S. 763 (1992) · Cited 1,571 times
Holding
The judgment is reversed.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- David Hackett Souter
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 3
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc. · 456 U.S. 844 (1982)
- Park 'N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park & Fly, Inc. · 469 U.S. 189 (1985)
- United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
- K Mart Corp. v. Cartier, Inc. · 486 U.S. 281 (1988)
- Moskal v. United States · 498 U.S. 103 (1990)
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co. · 305 U.S. 111 (1938)
- United States v. Stafoff · 260 U.S. 477 (1923)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Matal v. Tam · 582 U.S. 218 (2017)
- Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. · 539 U.S. 23 (2003)
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc. · 529 U.S. 205 (2000)
- Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products Co. · 514 U.S. 159 (1995)
- TrafFix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc. · 532 U.S. 23 (2001)
- KP Permanent Make-Up, Inc. v. Lasting Impression I, Inc. · 543 U.S. 111 (2004)
- Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int'l, Inc. · 600 U.S. 412 (2023)
Official text
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1992). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).