United States v. Griffith et al.

Decided May 3, 1948. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 64 · 334 U.S. 100 (1948) · Cited 506 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–1.

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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.

• American Tobacco Co. v. United States · 328 U.S. 781 (1946)
• United States v. Swift & Co. · 286 U.S. 106 (1932)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• United States v. Masonite Corp. · 316 U.S. 265 (1942)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)

Cited by

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

• Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 338 U.S. 338 (1949)
• Lorain Journal Co. v. United States · 342 U.S. 143 (1951)
• United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
• Krulewitch v. United States · 336 U.S. 440 (1949)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Spectrum Sports, Inc. v. McQuillan · 506 U.S. 447 (1993)
• Otter Tail Power Co. v. United States · 410 U.S. 366 (1973)
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States · 337 U.S. 293 (1949)
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
• Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Assn., Inc. v. United States · 362 U.S. 458 (1960)
• United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 334 U.S. 573 (1948)

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