United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.

Decided November 27, 1950. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 30 · 340 U.S. 76 (1950) · Cited 152 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.

• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• Hartford-Empire Co. v. United States · 323 U.S. 386 (1945)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• United States v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. · 321 U.S. 707 (1944)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• United States v. National Lead Co. · 332 U.S. 319 (1947)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute · 333 U.S. 683 (1948)
• United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• United States v. General Electric Co. · 272 U.S. 476 (1926)
• Local 167, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 291 U.S. 293 (1934)
• Ethyl Gasoline Corp. v. United States · 309 U.S. 436 (1940)
• William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 265 U.S. 526 (1924)
• Scott Paper Co. v. Marcalus Manufacturing Co. · 326 U.S. 249 (1945)
• United States v. Line Material Co. · 333 U.S. 287 (1948)

Cited by

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

• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 366 U.S. 316 (1961)
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
• United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
• International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
• Ford Motor Co. v. United States · 405 U.S. 562 (1972)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Carlisle v. United States · 517 U.S. 416 (1996)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 341 U.S. 694 (1951)
• United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 391 U.S. 244 (1968)
• Federal Trade Commission v. National Lead Co. · 352 U.S. 419 (1957)
• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)

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