Virginia Bankshares, Inc., et al. v. Doris I. Sandberg, et al.

Decided June 27, 1991. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-1448 · 501 U.S. 1083 (1991) · Cited 584 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co. · 396 U.S. 375 (1970)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc. · 426 U.S. 438 (1976)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• City of St. Louis v. Praprotnik · 485 U.S. 112 (1988)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• Basic Inc. v. Levinson · 485 U.S. 224 (1988)
• City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · 453 U.S. 247 (1981)
• Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. · 497 U.S. 1 (1990)
• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
• Thompson v. Thompson · 484 U.S. 174 (1988)
• Stevens v. Department of Treasury · 500 U.S. 1 (1991)

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• Musick, Peeler & Garrett v. Employers Ins. of Wausau · 508 U.S. 286 (1993)
• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• United States v. Williams · 504 U.S. 36 (1992)
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education · 544 U.S. 167 (2005)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries · 553 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · 513 U.S. 374 (1995)
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 535 U.S. 467 (2002)
• Astra USA, Inc. v. Santa Clara County · 563 U.S. 110 (2011)

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