Zuber et al. v. Allen et al.

Decided December 9, 1969. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 25 · 396 U.S. 168 (1969) · Cited 541 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–2.

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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 States v. Rock Royal Co-Operative, Inc. · 307 U.S. 533 (1939)
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Stark v. Wickard · 321 U.S. 288 (1944)
• A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States · 295 U.S. 495 (1935)
• Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc. · 322 U.S. 607 (1944)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• United States v. Butler · 297 U.S. 1 (1936)
• American Power & Light Co. v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 329 U.S. 90 (1946)
• Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers · 367 U.S. 396 (1961)
• Girouard v. United States · 328 U.S. 61 (1946)
• West Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio · 294 U.S. 63 (1935)

Cited by

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

• Garcia v. United States · 469 U.S. 70 (1984)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sloan · 436 U.S. 103 (1978)
• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• Block v. Community Nutrition Institute · 467 U.S. 340 (1984)
• Barrett v. United States · 423 U.S. 212 (1976)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Eldred v. Ashcroft · 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc. · 545 U.S. 546 (2005)
• Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 527 U.S. 471 (1999)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• Thornburg v. Gingles · 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
• Schweiker v. Chilicky · 487 U.S. 412 (1988)
• Brown v. Gardner · 513 U.S. 115 (1994)
• Lindahl v. Office of Personnel Management · 470 U.S. 768 (1985)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89 (1983)
• Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co. · 414 U.S. 86 (1973)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States · 437 U.S. 443 (1978)
• United States v. Vogel Fertilizer Co. · 455 U.S. 16 (1982)
• Saxbe v. Bustos · 419 U.S. 65 (1974)

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