United Shoe Machinery Corp. v. United States.
Decided May 17, 1954. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 394 · 347 U.S. 521 (1954) · Cited 176 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–0.
“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.
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
- General Electric Co. v. Joiner · 522 U.S. 136 (1997)
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
- Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. · 370 U.S. 690 (1962)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
- United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 391 U.S. 244 (1968)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
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