United States v. Sullivan, Trading as Sullivan'S Pharmacy

Decided January 19, 1948. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 121 · 332 U.S. 689 (1948) · Cited 227 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• McDermott v. Wisconsin · 228 U.S. 115 (1913)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States · 295 U.S. 495 (1935)
• Wickard v. Filburn · 317 U.S. 111 (1942)
• United States v. Darby · 312 U.S. 100 (1941)
• United States v. Dotterweich · 320 U.S. 277 (1943)
• Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc. · 322 U.S. 607 (1944)
• United States v. Wrightwood Dairy Co. · 315 U.S. 110 (1942)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Bunte Bros. · 312 U.S. 349 (1941)
• United States v. Raynor · 302 U.S. 540 (1938)
• M. Kraus & Bros., Inc. v. United States · 327 U.S. 614 (1946)

Cited by

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

• Kordel v. United States · 335 U.S. 345 (1948)
• United States v. Five Gambling Devices · 346 U.S. 441 (1953)
• Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
• Gonzales v. Oregon · 546 U.S. 243 (2006)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• United States v. Batchelder · 442 U.S. 114 (1979)
• Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · 379 U.S. 241 (1964)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation · 438 U.S. 726 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop · 440 U.S. 490 (1979)
• Shapiro v. United States · 335 U.S. 1 (1948)
• United States v. Park · 421 U.S. 658 (1975)
• Swain v. Pressley · 430 U.S. 372 (1977)
• Heckler v. Mathews · 465 U.S. 728 (1984)
• United States v. Turley · 352 U.S. 407 (1957)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · 359 U.S. 385 (1959)
• Barrett v. United States · 423 U.S. 212 (1976)
• Jay v. Boyd · 351 U.S. 345 (1956)
• Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd. · 363 U.S. 207 (1960)
• Minor v. United States · 396 U.S. 87 (1969)
• United States v. Article of Drug . . . Bacto-Unidisk · 394 U.S. 784 (1969)
• United States v. Alpers · 338 U.S. 680 (1950)

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