United States Postal Service v. Maria a. Gregory
Decided November 13, 2001. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 00-758 · 534 U.S. 1 (2001) · Cited 220 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Sandra Day O'Connor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · 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.
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. · 463 U.S. 29 (1983)
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · 401 U.S. 402 (1971)
- United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc. · 272 U.S. 1 (1926)
- New Haven Inclusion Cases · 399 U.S. 392 (1970)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Brown v. Plata · 563 U.S. 493 (2011)
- Kousisis v. United States · 605 U.S. 114 (2025)
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