Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists

476 U.S. 447 · Decided June 2, 1986 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists was decided on June 2, 1986 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Library of Congress — official U.S. Reports scan

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists

SCDB identifiers: case 1985-093, docket 1985-093-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Antitrust”

• Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc.
  476 U.S. 409Decided May 27, 19868–1John Paul Stevens
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD v. Zenith Radio Corp.
  475 U.S. 574Decided March 25, 19865–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Fisher v. City of Berkeley
  475 U.S. 260Decided February 26, 19868–1Thurgood Marshall
• 324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy
  479 U.S. 335Decided January 13, 19877–2Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp.
  472 U.S. 585Decided June 19, 19858–0John Paul Stevens
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co.
  472 U.S. 284Decided June 11, 19857–0William J. Brennan Jr.

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Federal Trade Commission Act

• Federal Trade Commission v. Flotill Products, Inc.
  389 U.S. 179Decided December 4, 19678–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mary Carter Paint Co.
  382 U.S. 46Decided November 8, 19657–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• Atlantic Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission
  381 U.S. 357Decided June 1, 19656–3Tom C. Clark
• St. Regis Paper Co. v. United States
  368 U.S. 208Decided December 11, 19616–3Tom C. Clark
• Amg Capital Management, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission
  141 S. Ct. 1341Decided April 22, 20219–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute
  333 U.S. 683Decided April 26, 19486–1Hugo L. Black

Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)

• United States v. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc.
  474 U.S. 121Decided December 4, 19859–0Byron R. White
• Cleavinger v. Saxner
  474 U.S. 193Decided December 10, 19856–3Harry A. Blackmun
• Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
  474 U.S. 494Decided January 27, 19865–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Fisher v. City of Berkeley
  475 U.S. 260Decided February 26, 19868–1Thurgood Marshall
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD v. Zenith Radio Corp.
  475 U.S. 574Decided March 25, 19865–4Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Dennison Manufacturing Co. v. Panduit Corp.
  475 U.S. 809Decided April 21, 19868–1Per curiam

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error