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

Decided June 29, 1978. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-1560 · 438 U.S. 422 (1978) · Cited 1,267 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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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. Container Corporation of America · 393 U.S. 333 (1969)
• Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
• Cement Manufacturers Protective Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 588 (1925)
• United States v. Freed · 401 U.S. 601 (1971)
• United States v. Balint · 258 U.S. 250 (1922)
• United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392 (1927)
• American Column & Lumber Co. v. United States · 257 U.S. 377 (1921)
• Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. · 324 U.S. 746 (1945)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• United States v. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100 (1948)
• Jenkins v. United States · 380 U.S. 445 (1965)
• Maple Flooring Manufacturers Ass'n v. United States · 268 U.S. 563 (1925)
• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)
• Leary v. United States · 395 U.S. 6 (1969)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• Turner v. United States · 396 U.S. 398 (1970)
• Lambert v. California · 355 U.S. 225 (1957)
• United States v. Dotterweich · 320 U.S. 277 (1943)
• Nash v. United States · 229 U.S. 373 (1913)
• Rewis v. United States · 401 U.S. 808 (1971)
• Rogers v. United States · 422 U.S. 35 (1975)
• United States v. Park · 421 U.S. 658 (1975)
• Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United States · 288 U.S. 344 (1933)
• Fillippon v. Albion Vein Slate Co. · 250 U.S. 76 (1919)
• Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 324 U.S. 726 (1945)
• Shevlin-Carpenter Co. v. Minnesota · 218 U.S. 57 (1910)
• Automatic Canteen Co. of America v. Federal Trade Commission · 346 U.S. 61 (1953)
• United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank · 422 U.S. 86 (1975)

Cited by

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• Staples v. United States · 511 U.S. 600 (1994)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 440 U.S. 69 (1979)
• Xiulu Ruan v. United States · 597 U.S. 450 (2022)
• Sandstrom v. Montana · 442 U.S. 510 (1979)
• Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United States · 511 U.S. 513 (1994)
• Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc. · 460 U.S. 428 (1983)
• Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts · 557 U.S. 305 (2009)
• Rehaif v. United States · 588 U.S. 225 (2019)
• United States v. Bailey · 444 U.S. 394 (1980)
• Liparota v. United States · 471 U.S. 419 (1985)
• Bond v. United States · 572 U.S. 844 (2014)
• Lowenfield v. Phelps · 484 U.S. 231 (1988)
• United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc. · 513 U.S. 64 (1994)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. · 456 U.S. 556 (1982)
• Dean v. United States · 556 U.S. 568 (2009)
• Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
• Upjohn Co. v. United States · 449 U.S. 383 (1981)
• Early v. Packer · 537 U.S. 3 (2002)
• Tison v. Arizona · 481 U.S. 137 (1987)
• Colautti v. Franklin · 439 U.S. 379 (1979)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• United States v. Albertini · 472 U.S. 675 (1985)
• Carella v. California · 491 U.S. 263 (1989)
• Borden v. United States · 593 U.S. 420 (2021)
• Flores-Figueroa v. United States · 556 U.S. 646 (2009)
• Arizona v. Maricopa County Medical Society · 457 U.S. 332 (1982)
• McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc. · 444 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)

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