United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. et al.
Decided June 13, 1966. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 404 · 384 U.S. 546 (1966) · Cited 126 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 4
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 5
- Abe Fortas · filed a concurring opinion
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
- Potter Stewart
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring 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.
- 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. Continental Can Co. · 378 U.S. 441 (1964)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
- Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. · 365 U.S. 320 (1961)
- United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. · 376 U.S. 651 (1964)
- 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.
- United States v. General Dynamics Corp. · 415 U.S. 486 (1974)
- United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc. · 418 U.S. 602 (1974)
- United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. · 410 U.S. 526 (1973)
- Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 509 U.S. 209 (1993)
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