United States, et al. v. Texas et al.

Decided April 5, 1993. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-1729 · 507 U.S. 529 (1993) · Cited 368 times

Holding

The Act left in place the States’ federal common-law obligation to pay prejudgment interest on debts owed to the Federal Government.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• West Virginia v. United States · 479 U.S. 305 (1987)
• Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United States · 308 U.S. 343 (1939)
• Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Solimino · 501 U.S. 104 (1991)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Isbrandtsen Co. v. Johnson · 343 U.S. 779 (1952)
• Mobil Oil Corp. v. Higginbotham · 436 U.S. 618 (1978)
• Rodgers v. United States · 332 U.S. 371 (1947)
• United States v. North Carolina · 136 U.S. 211 (1890)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. · 506 U.S. 139 (1993)
• Library of Congress v. Shaw · 478 U.S. 310 (1986)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp. · 496 U.S. 633 (1990)
• United States v. Price · 361 U.S. 304 (1960)
• Bell v. New Jersey · 461 U.S. 773 (1983)
• Billings v. United States · 232 U.S. 261 (1914)
• Royal Indemnity Co. v. United States · 313 U.S. 289 (1941)
• United States v. North American Transportation & Trading Co. · 253 U.S. 330 (1920)
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission · 455 U.S. 577 (1982)
• United States v. Texas · 143 U.S. 621 (1892)
• United States Ex Rel. Angarica v. Bayard · 127 U.S. 251 (1888)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Sebelius v. Cloer · 569 U.S. 369 (2013)
• Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
• Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc. · 522 U.S. 422 (1998)
• Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
• United States v. Bestfoods · 524 U.S. 51 (1998)
• BFP v. Resolution Trust Corporation · 511 U.S. 531 (1994)
• Darby v. Cisneros · 509 U.S. 137 (1993)
• Meyer v. Holley · 537 U.S. 280 (2003)

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