United States v. Republic Steel Corp. et al.

Decided May 16, 1960. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 56 · 362 U.S. 482 (1960) · Cited 243 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Sanitary District of Chicago v. United States · 266 U.S. 405 (1925)
• Willamette Iron Bridge Co. v. Hatch · 125 U.S. 1 (1888)
• Wisconsin v. Illinois · 278 U.S. 367 (1929)
• United States v. Rio Grande Dam & Irrigation Co. · 174 U.S. 690 (1899)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · 359 U.S. 385 (1959)
• United States v. San Jacinto Tin Co. · 125 U.S. 273 (1888)
• New Jersey v. New York · 283 U.S. 336 (1931)

Cited by

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

• Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States · 389 U.S. 191 (1967)
• Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 552 U.S. 148 (2008)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• United States v. Standard Oil Co. · 384 U.S. 224 (1966)
• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Kaiser Aetna v. United States · 444 U.S. 164 (1979)
• California v. Sierra Club · 451 U.S. 287 (1981)
• Illinois v. City of Milwaukee · 406 U.S. 91 (1972)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers · 531 U.S. 159 (2001)
• United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp. · 411 U.S. 655 (1973)
• Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks v. Florida East Coast Railway Co. · 384 U.S. 238 (1966)
• Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission · 364 U.S. 137 (1960)
• Ohio v. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. · 401 U.S. 493 (1971)
• Sackett v. EPA · 598 U.S. 651 (2023)

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