United States v. Pewee Coal Co., Inc.

Decided April 30, 1951. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 168 · 341 U.S. 114 (1951) · Cited 139 times

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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.

• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 323 U.S. 373 (1945)
• Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States · 338 U.S. 1 (1949)
• United States v. Petty Motor Co. · 327 U.S. 372 (1946)
• United States v. Miller · 317 U.S. 369 (1943)
• Boston Chamber of Commerce v. City of Boston · 217 U.S. 189 (1910)
• United States v. Commodities Trading Corp. · 339 U.S. 121 (1950)
• United States v. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Navigation Co. · 338 U.S. 396 (1949)

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• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)
• Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States · 568 U.S. 23 (2012)
• United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co. · 357 U.S. 155 (1958)
• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington · 538 U.S. 216 (2003)

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