United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan

Decided April 5, 1971. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 434 · 401 U.S. 576 (1971) · Cited 206 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• United Mine Workers v. Illinois State Bar Ass'n · 389 U.S. 217 (1967)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State Bar · 377 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. v. Mitchell · 245 U.S. 229 (1916)
• United States v. Swift & Co. · 286 U.S. 106 (1932)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• 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)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
• United States v. National Lead Co. · 332 U.S. 319 (1947)

Cited by

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

• In Re Primus · 436 U.S. 412 (1978)
• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
• California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited · 404 U.S. 508 (1972)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard · 452 U.S. 89 (1981)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Smith v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315 · 441 U.S. 463 (1979)

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