United States v. General Motors Corp. et al.

Decided April 28, 1966. Abe Fortas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 46 · 384 U.S. 127 (1966) · Cited 426 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
• United States v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. · 321 U.S. 707 (1944)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co. · 257 U.S. 441 (1922)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• United States v. Colgate & Co. · 250 U.S. 300 (1919)
• Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United States · 306 U.S. 208 (1939)
• Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · 312 U.S. 457 (1941)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)
• Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of Cal. · 377 U.S. 13 (1964)
• United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co. · 364 U.S. 520 (1961)
• United States v. Masonite Corp. · 316 U.S. 265 (1942)
• United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co. · 374 U.S. 174 (1963)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Sealy, Inc. · 388 U.S. 350 (1967)
• Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp. · 485 U.S. 717 (1988)
• United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. · 388 U.S. 365 (1967)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists · 476 U.S. 447 (1986)
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co. · 472 U.S. 284 (1985)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Barry · 438 U.S. 531 (1978)
• United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank · 422 U.S. 86 (1975)
• Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)

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