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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1960

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1960 (October 1, 1960 to September 30, 1961), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 565 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (565 with at least one citation, 0 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.

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  1. February 20, 1961· cited 4,784×
    Monroe v. Pape
  2. June 5, 1961· cited 3,697×
    Irvin v. Dowd
  3. May 29, 1961· cited 3,439×
    McGowan v. Maryland
  4. April 3, 1961· cited 1,996×
    Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.
  5. April 17, 1961· cited 1,835×
    Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority
  6. December 12, 1960· cited 1,729×
    Shelton v. Tucker
  7. June 19, 1961· cited 1,662×
    Culombe v. Connecticut
  8. March 20, 1961· cited 1,412×
    Rogers v. Richmond
  9. March 6, 1961· cited 1,325×
    Silverman v. United States
  10. November 14, 1960· cited 1,079×
    Gomillion v. Lightfoot
  11. November 14, 1960· cited 836×
    Knetsch v. United States
  12. June 19, 1961· cited 752×
    Marcus v. Search Warrant of Property
  13. June 19, 1961· cited 710×
    International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street
  14. May 29, 1961· cited 657×
    Braunfeld v. Brown
  15. February 27, 1961· cited 623×
    Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.
  16. May 29, 1961· cited 611×
    Kossick v. United Fruit Co.
  17. February 20, 1961· cited 584×
    Callanan v. United States
  18. May 29, 1961· cited 572×
    United States v. Neustadt
  19. January 16, 1961· cited 568×
    System Federation No. 91 v. Wright
  20. June 19, 1961· cited 547×
    Torcaso v. Watkins
  21. June 12, 1961· cited 543×
    Reck v. Pate
  22. April 24, 1961· cited 535×
    Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.
  23. June 12, 1961· cited 530×
    United States v. Shimer
  24. June 19, 1961· cited 526×
    Scales v. United States
  25. June 12, 1961· cited 518×
    Jarecki v. G. D. Searle & Co.
  26. April 17, 1961· cited 488×
    Smith v. Bennett
  27. April 24, 1961· cited 480×
    Goldberg v. Whitaker House Cooperative, Inc.
  28. June 12, 1961· cited 440×
    Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers
  29. March 27, 1961· cited 363×
    Ferguson v. Georgia
  30. May 22, 1961· cited 348×
    Commissioner v. Lester
  31. March 20, 1961· cited 339×
    United States v. Mississippi Valley Generating Co.
  32. January 23, 1961· cited 325×
    Campbell v. United States
  33. November 7, 1960· cited 323×
    Michalic v. Cleveland Tankers, Inc.
  34. May 29, 1961· cited 320×
    United States v. Oregon
  35. June 5, 1961· cited 312×
    International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. National Labor Relations Board
  36. March 20, 1961· cited 308×
    Milanovich v. United States
  37. April 3, 1961· cited 288×
    United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.
  38. January 16, 1961· cited 283×
    Radiant Burners, Inc. v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co.
  39. May 29, 1961· cited 278×
    Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
  40. January 9, 1961· cited 277×
    Lewis v. Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit
  41. November 7, 1960· cited 274×
    United States v. Hougham
  42. April 17, 1961· cited 263×
    Local 357, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. National Labor Relations Board
  43. January 23, 1961· cited 255×
    Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago
  44. May 29, 1961· cited 236×
    Two Guys From Harrison-Allentown, Inc. v. McGinley
  45. May 1, 1961· cited 232×
    Kolovrat v. Oregon
  46. May 29, 1961· cited 231×
    Pan American Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court of Del. for New Castle Cty.
  47. June 19, 1961· cited 229×
    Lathrop v. Donohue
  48. January 9, 1961· cited 228×
    Carbo v. United States
  49. June 5, 1961· cited 227×
    Noto v. United States
  50. February 20, 1961· cited 225×
    Hosie v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
  51. April 17, 1961· cited 224×
    Bulova Watch Co. v. United States
  52. January 16, 1961· cited 218×
    Travis v. United States
  53. May 29, 1961· cited 215×
    Sam Fox Publishing Co. v. United States
  54. November 14, 1960· cited 215×
    Chaunt v. United States
  55. December 19, 1960· cited 206×
    Reina v. United States
  56. January 23, 1961· cited 198×
    Federal Power Commission v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
  57. June 12, 1961· cited 196×
    Civil Aeronautics Board v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
  58. January 9, 1961· cited 192×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Radio & Television Broadcast Engineers Union, Local 1212
  59. April 3, 1961· cited 191×
    United States v. Fruehauf
  60. April 24, 1961· cited 176×
    Cohen v. Hurley
  61. November 21, 1960· cited 175×
    Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc.
  62. April 24, 1961· cited 173×
    Stewart v. United States
  63. May 22, 1961· cited 169×
    United States v. Consolidated Edison Co. of NY
  64. May 22, 1961· cited 164×
    Montana v. Kennedy
  65. February 20, 1961· cited 146×
    Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc.
  66. February 27, 1961· cited 144×
    Clancy v. United States
  67. May 22, 1961· cited 142×
    Louisiana Ex Rel. Gremillion v. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People
  68. April 17, 1961· cited 141×
    Local 60, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board
  69. June 19, 1961· cited 138×
    Eli Lilly & Co. v. Sav-On-Drugs, Inc.
  70. June 12, 1961· cited 138×
    Lott v. United States
  71. May 29, 1961· cited 138×
    Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc.
  72. December 12, 1960· cited 133×
    McPhaul v. United States
  73. June 19, 1961· cited 131×
    Piemonte v. United States
  74. March 6, 1961· cited 125×
    Cohen v. Highway Truck Drivers & Helpers, Local 107, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers
  75. December 5, 1960· cited 113×
    Boynton v. Virginia
  76. December 5, 1960· cited 113×
    Small Business Administration v. McClellan
  77. April 17, 1961· cited 106×
    Wilson v. Schnettler
  78. March 6, 1961· cited 96×
    Egan v. City of Aurora
  79. May 1, 1961· cited 91×
    Alaska v. Arctic Maid
  80. February 27, 1961· cited 91×
    Pugach v. Dollinger
  81. June 19, 1961· cited 88×
    New Jersey Automobile Club v. United States
  82. January 23, 1961· cited 86×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Mattison MacHine Works
  83. April 24, 1961· cited 78×
    In Re Anastaplo
  84. November 7, 1960· cited 76×
    Puerto Rico Drydock & Marine Terminals, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
  85. November 7, 1960· cited 76×
    United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
  86. October 10, 1960· cited 74×
    McDaniel v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California
  87. June 5, 1961· cited 73×
    Moses Lake Homes, Inc. v. Grant County
  88. April 17, 1961· cited 73×
    Wilkinson v. United States
  89. April 3, 1961· cited 73×
    Kohler Co. v. Local 833, UAW-AFL-CIO International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers
  90. November 21, 1960· cited 73×
    Polites v. United States
  91. October 17, 1960· cited 72×
    McMullen v. Travelers Insurance
  92. January 23, 1961· cited 70×
    McNeal v. Culver
  93. June 5, 1961· cited 67×
    Leavell & Ponder, Inc. v. United States
  94. April 17, 1961· cited 67×
    Braden v. United States
  95. June 19, 1961· cited 66×
    Local 984, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Humko Co.
  96. November 7, 1960· cited 66×
    American Motor Specialties Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
  97. June 19, 1961· cited 65×
    Dupuis v. Central & Southern Florida Flood Control District
  98. February 20, 1961· cited 64×
    Maynard v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.
  99. March 20, 1961· cited 63×
    Colucci v. New York Central Railroad
  100. February 20, 1961· cited 63×
    Nolan v. Transocean Air Lines

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