United States v. Winstar Corporation, et al.

Decided July 1, 1996. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 95-865 · 518 U.S. 839 (1996) · Cited 938 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed, and the case is remanded.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Bowen v. Public Agencies Opposed to Social Security Entrapment · 477 U.S. 41 (1986)
• Horowitz v. United States · 267 U.S. 458 (1925)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• Lynch v. United States · 292 U.S. 571 (1934)
• Perry v. United States · 294 U.S. 330 (1935)
• Newark Morning Ledger Co. v. United States · 507 U.S. 546 (1993)
• United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey · 431 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Home Building & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell · 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
• Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. Merrill · 332 U.S. 380 (1947)
• Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad v. United States · 254 U.S. 141 (1920)
• Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 211 U.S. 265 (1908)
• Armstrong v. United States · 364 U.S. 40 (1960)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
• Hercules, Inc. v. United States · 516 U.S. 417 (1996)
• Fahey v. Mallonee · 332 U.S. 245 (1947)
• Reichelderfer v. Quinn · 287 U.S. 315 (1932)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc. · 467 U.S. 51 (1984)
• W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers · 461 U.S. 757 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard · 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Kansas Power & Light Co. · 459 U.S. 400 (1983)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• United States v. Klein · 80 U.S. 128 (1872)
• Hagar v. Reclamation District No. 108 · 111 U.S. 701 (1884)
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United States · 261 U.S. 592 (1923)
• Manigault v. Springs · 199 U.S. 473 (1905)

Cited by

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

• Cherokee Nation of Okla. v. Leavitt · 543 U.S. 631 (2005)
• Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States · 530 U.S. 604 (2000)
• Lynce v. Mathis · 519 U.S. 433 (1997)
• Rasul v. Bush · 542 U.S. 466 (2004)
• Lockhart v. United States · 546 U.S. 142 (2005)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1996). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).