United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp. et al.

Decided March 20, 1984. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-1616 · 465 U.S. 792 (1984) · Cited 239 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Federal Open Market Committee of Federal Reserve System v. Merrill · 443 U.S. 340 (1979)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · 462 U.S. 19 (1983)
• Renegotiation Board v. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. · 421 U.S. 168 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• Knetsch v. United States · 364 U.S. 361 (1960)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• Baldrige v. Shapiro · 455 U.S. 345 (1982)

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• Department of the Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Ass'n · 532 U.S. 1 (2001)
• Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
• United States Department of Justice v. Julian · 486 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice · 491 U.S. 440 (1989)
• John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)
• United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation · 564 U.S. 162 (2011)

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