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Cases - Federalism, Federal Preemption of State Jurisdiction

Case Docket No. Argued Decided Majority Author Vote
San Remo Hotel v. San Francisco 04-340 03/28/2005 06/20/2005 John Paul Stevens9-0
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC 03-388 01/10/2005 04/27/2005 John Paul Stevens7-2
Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine 01-706 10/15/2002 12/03/2002 John Paul Stevens9-0
Norfolk Southern R. Co. v. Shanklin 99-312 03/01/2000 04/17/2000 Sandra Day O'Connor7-2
Medtronic Inc. v. Lohr 95-754 04/23/1996 06/26/1996 John Paul Stevens5-4
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris 92-2058 04/28/1994 06/20/1994 Harry A. Blackmun9-0
American Dredging v. Miller 91-1950 11/09/1993 02/23/1994 Antonin Scalia7-2
Csx Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood 91-790 01/12/1993 04/21/1993 Byron R. White9-0
Cipollone v. Liggett Group 90-1038 10/08/1991 06/24/1992 John Paul Stevens7-2
Steelworkers v. Rawson 89-322 03/26/1990 05/14/1990 Byron R. White6-3
Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. Donnelly 89-431 02/28/1990 04/17/1990 John Paul Stevens9-0
Tafflin v. Levitt 88-1650 11/27/1989 01/22/1990 Sandra Day O'Connor9-0
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Graham 88-266 02/21/1989 03/29/1989 9-0
Lingle v. Norge Division Of Magic Chef, Inc. 87-259 03/23/1988 06/06/1988 John Paul Stevens9-0
Caterpillar Inc. v. Williams 86-526 04/21/1987 06/09/1987 William J. Brennan, Jr.9-0
Electrical Workers v. Hechler 85-1360 01/20/1987 05/26/1987 Harry A. Blackmun9-0
Pilot Life Ins. Co. v. Dedeaux 85-1043 01/21/1987 04/06/1987 Sandra Day O'Connor9-0
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Taylor 85-686 01/21/1987 04/06/1987 Sandra Day O'Connor9-0
Longshoremen v. Davis 85-217 02/25/1986 05/27/1986 Byron R. White9-0
Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck 83-1748 01/16/1985 04/16/1985 Harry A. Blackmun8-0
Silkwood v. Kerr-Mcgee Corp. 81-2159 10/04/1983 01/11/1984 Byron R. White5-4
Belknap, Inc. v. Hale 81-1966 01/11/1983 06/30/1983 Byron R. White6-3
Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. NLRB 81-2257 03/29/1983 05/31/1983 Byron R. White9-0
Block v. North Dakota 81-2337 02/23/1983 05/02/1983 Byron R. White8-1
Operating Engineers v. Jones 81-1574 12/01/1982 04/04/1983 Byron R. White6-3