United States v. Grinnell Corp. et al.

Decided June 13, 1966. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73 · 384 U.S. 563 (1966) · Cited 2,474 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
• Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. · 365 U.S. 320 (1961)
• American Tobacco Co. v. United States · 328 U.S. 781 (1946)
• Berger v. United States · 255 U.S. 22 (1921)
• United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
• United States v. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100 (1948)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
• United States v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. · 321 U.S. 707 (1944)
• United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
• Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
• United States v. Continental Can Co. · 378 U.S. 441 (1964)
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 340 U.S. 76 (1950)
• United States v. Aluminum Co. of America · 377 U.S. 271 (1964)

Cited by

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

• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Liteky v. United States · 510 U.S. 540 (1994)
• Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. Linkline Communications, Inc. · 555 U.S. 438 (2009)
• Ohio v. American Express Co. · 585 U.S. 529 (2018)
• Comcast Corp. v. Behrend · 569 U.S. 27 (2013)
• United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 391 U.S. 244 (1968)
• Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. · 486 U.S. 800 (1988)
• Morgan v. Illinois · 504 U.S. 719 (1992)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Gray v. Maryland · 523 U.S. 185 (1998)
• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. · 472 U.S. 585 (1985)
• Spectrum Sports, Inc. v. McQuillan · 506 U.S. 447 (1993)
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis v. Trinko, LLP · 540 U.S. 398 (2004)

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