United States v. Morton Salt Co.

Decided February 6, 1950. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 273 · 338 U.S. 632 (1950) · Cited 1,061 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling · 327 U.S. 186 (1946)
• United States v. White · 322 U.S. 694 (1944)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• United States v. Morgan · 307 U.S. 183 (1939)
• Jones v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 298 U.S. 1 (1936)
• Oklahoma Operating Co. v. Love · 252 U.S. 331 (1920)
• Graham v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 338 U.S. 232 (1949)

Cited by

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

• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• United States v. Powell · 379 U.S. 48 (1964)
• Carpenter v. United States · 585 U.S. 296 (2018)
• Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Assn. · 575 U.S. 92 (2015)
• McLane Co. v. EEOC · 581 U.S. 72 (2017)
• Hannah v. Larche · 363 U.S. 420 (1960)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc. · 498 U.S. 292 (1991)
• United States Catholic Conference v. Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc. · 487 U.S. 72 (1988)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• Church of Scientology of California v. United States · 506 U.S. 9 (1992)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• See v. City of Seattle · 387 U.S. 541 (1967)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• McConnell v. Federal Election Commission · 540 U.S. 93 (2003)
• United States v. Williams · 504 U.S. 36 (1992)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 U.S. 54 (1984)
• United States v. Bisceglia · 420 U.S. 141 (1975)
• Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee · 459 U.S. 197 (1982)
• St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States · 368 U.S. 208 (1961)
• District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. · 346 U.S. 100 (1953)
• Donovan v. Lone Steer, Inc. · 464 U.S. 408 (1984)

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