United States Department of Labor v. Triplett et al.
Decided March 27, 1990. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 88-1671 · 494 U.S. 715 (1990) · Cited 245 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a concurring opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
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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.
- Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605 (1989)
- Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)
- Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
- Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co. · 467 U.S. 947 (1984)
- City of Revere v. Massachusetts General Hospital · 463 U.S. 239 (1983)
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
- Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
- Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
- United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
- Barrows v. Jackson · 346 U.S. 249 (1953)
- Bowsher v. Synar · 478 U.S. 714 (1986)
- Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States · 491 U.S. 617 (1989)
- United States v. Payner · 447 U.S. 727 (1980)
- Pittston Coal Group v. Sebben · 488 U.S. 105 (1988)
Cited by
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- Kowalski v. Tesmer · 543 U.S. 125 (2004)
- Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. · 572 U.S. 118 (2014)
- Powers v. Ohio · 499 U.S. 400 (1991)
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149 (1990)
- Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
- Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
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