United States v. National Association of Real Estate Boards et al.

Decided May 8, 1950. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 428 · 339 U.S. 485 (1950) · Cited 298 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.

• Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader · 310 U.S. 469 (1940)
• Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
• Hopkins v. United States · 171 U.S. 578 (1898)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Helvering v. Mitchell · 303 U.S. 391 (1938)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 338 U.S. 338 (1949)
• Stafford v. Wallace · 258 U.S. 495 (1922)
• Coffey v. United States · 116 U.S. 436 (1886)
• United States v. Joint Traffic Assn. · 171 U.S. 505 (1898)
• Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
• United States v. Women's Sportswear Manufacturers Ass'n · 336 U.S. 460 (1949)
• Stone v. United States · 167 U.S. 178 (1897)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Pacific States Paper Trade Ass'n · 273 U.S. 52 (1927)
• American Medical Assn. v. United States · 317 U.S. 519 (1943)
• Columbia River Packers Assn., Inc. v. Hinton · 315 U.S. 143 (1942)
• American Column & Lumber Co. v. United States · 257 U.S. 377 (1921)
• Anderson v. United States · 171 U.S. 604 (1898)

Cited by

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

• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc. · 456 U.S. 844 (1982)
• Codd v. Velger · 429 U.S. 624 (1977)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
• McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc. · 444 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Summit Health, Ltd. v. Pinhas · 500 U.S. 322 (1991)
• Guzman v. Pichirilo · 369 U.S. 698 (1962)
• Toolson v. New York Yankees, Inc. · 346 U.S. 356 (1953)

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