United States v. International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. et al.
Decided January 31, 1955. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 53 · 348 U.S. 236 (1955) · Cited 103 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 4
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 2
- Harold Hitz Burton · filed a concurring opinion
- Stanley Forman Reed
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Sherman Minton · filed a dissenting 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.
- Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. · 346 U.S. 356 (1953)
- Federal Baseball Club of Baltimore, Inc. v. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs · 259 U.S. 200 (1922)
- Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
- Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 332 U.S. 218 (1947)
- Currin v. Wallace · 306 U.S. 1 (1939)
- Federal Radio Comm'n v. Nelson Brothers Bond & Mortgage Co. (Station WIBO) · 289 U.S. 266 (1933)
- United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
- United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
- United States v. Employing Plasterers Assn. of Chicago · 347 U.S. 186 (1954)
- United States v. Women's Sportswear Manufacturers Ass'n · 336 U.S. 460 (1949)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
- Flood v. Kuhn · 407 U.S. 258 (1972)
- James v. United States · 366 U.S. 213 (1961)
- International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
- Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
- Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
- Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
- Kesler v. Department of Public Safety of Utah · 369 U.S. 153 (1962)
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