Webb'S Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc., et al. v. Beckwith, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Seminole County, et al.

Decided December 9, 1980. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-1033 · 449 U.S. 155 (1980) · Cited 708 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.

• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• United States v. Causby · 328 U.S. 256 (1946)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• Armstrong v. United States · 364 U.S. 40 (1960)
• United States v. Willow River Power Co. · 324 U.S. 499 (1945)

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• Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management Dist. · 570 U.S. 595 (2013)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• Preseault v. Interstate Commerce Commission · 494 U.S. 1 (1990)
• United States v. Sperry Corp. · 493 U.S. 52 (1989)
• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
• Hudson v. Palmer · 468 U.S. 517 (1984)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• Pennell v. City of San Jose · 485 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Texaco, Inc. v. Short · 454 U.S. 516 (1982)
• Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid · 594 U.S. 139 (2021)
• Tyler v. Hennepin County · 598 U.S. 631 (2023)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)

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