Austin, Minnesota
9,742 opinions mention this place
Austin is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,314 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mower County. The southern part of the city is in Austin Township while the northern part is in Lansing Township; the city is politically independent of both. Austin is located at the intersection of Interstate Highway 90 and U.S. Highway 218 in the southeastern part of the state. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and it has two man-made lakes called East Side Lake and Mill pond. The meat packer Hormel Foods Corporation is the largest employer in Austin, where its factory makes most of North America's Spam tinned meat. The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors an annual Independence Day Freedom Fest. "Spam Town USA," as Austin is sometimes called, is also home to the Spam Museum.
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Landmark decisions involving Austin
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- Hudson v. United States (1997)522 U.S. 93
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
- Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990)494 U.S. 652overruled
- Collins v. Youngblood (1990)497 U.S. 37
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation (1987)483 U.S. 468
- Limbach v. Hooven & Allison Co. (1984)466 U.S. 353
- Plyler v. Doe (1982)457 U.S. 202
- Addington v. Texas (1979)441 U.S. 418
- Department of Revenue v. Ass'n of Washington Stevedoring Companies (1978)435 U.S. 734
- Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages (1976)423 U.S. 276
- Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board (1976)424 U.S. 507
- Roe v. Wade (1973)410 U.S. 113overruled
- Furman v. Georgia (1972)408 U.S. 238
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)343 U.S. 579
- Sweatt v. Painter (1950)339 U.S. 629
- Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt (1945)324 U.S. 652overruled
- Smith v. Allwright (1944)321 U.S. 649
- Betts v. Brady (1942)316 U.S. 455overruled
- Evans v. Gore (1920)253 U.S. 245overruled
- Low v. Austin (1872)80 U.S. 29overruled
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Opinions mentioning Austin
- 99 F3D 746Sid Richardson Carbon & Gasoline Co. v. Interenergy Resources, Ltd.
- 99 F3D 695Canutillo Independent School District v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
- 99 F3D 664United States v. Misher
- 99 F3D 645United Teachers Associates Insurance v. Mackeen & Bailey Inc.
- 99 F3D 600Lewis v. Alamance County
- 99 F3D 1412Freislinger v. Emro Propane Co.
- 98 F3D 590Wilson v. Glenwood Intermountain Properties, Inc.
- 98 F3D 564Atlantic Richfield Co. v. American Airlines, Inc.
- 98 F3D 527United States v. Stoner
- 98 F3D 175Elderhaven, Inc. v. City of Lubbock
- 97 F3D 751Drinkard v. Johnson
- 97 F3D 1465United States v. Leopard
- 96 F3D 849BellSouth Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 96 F3D 1337University of Texas at Austin v. Vratil
- 95 F3D 500United States v. Jackson
- 95 F3D 449United States v. Sanders
- 95 F3D 375Barrett v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
- 95 F3D 358Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Crown Central Petroleum Corp.
- 95 F3D 1335United States v. McGhee
- 94 F3D 649Muhannad v. Green
- 94 F3D 301Sweat v. Peabody Coal Co.
- 94 F3D 189Oppenheimer v. Prudential Securities Inc.
- 94 F3D 145Becerra v. Dalton
- 93 F3D 957Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
- 93 F3D 167FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of Austin
- 93 F3D 176J.R. Clearwater Inc. v. Ashland Chemical Co.
- 92 F3D 258Flores v. Cameron County
- 92 F3D 1300State Bank of India v. Chalasani
- 91 F3D 769Forsyth v. City of Dallas
- 91 F3D 677United States v. Upton
- 91 F3D 689Flour Bluff Independent School District v. Katherine M. ex rel. Lesa T.
- 90 F3D 945Washington v. Johnson
- 90 F3D 238Ehredt Underground, Inc. v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
- 90 F3D 1110United States v. Elder
- 90 F3D 1080Quest Medical, Inc. v. Apprill
- 9 F3D 1075Family Foundation, Inc. v. Brown
- 9 F3D 102Austin Rainwaters v. Jackson County
- 89 F3D 851United States v. Stringfellow
- 89 F3D 494Christians v. Crystal Evangelical Free Church
- 89 F3D 5Star Financial Services, Inc. v. AASTAR Mortgage Corp.
- 89 F3D 233United Farmers Agents Ass'n v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
- 88 F3D 831Fry v. Airline Pilots Ass'n, International
- 88 F3D 341Warnock v. Pecos County
- 88 F3D 1054Baxter International, Inc. v. Cobe Laboratories, Inc.
- 87 F3D 484Johnson v. Securities & Exchange Commission
- 87 F3D 43Hachette USA, Inc. v. Commissioner
- 87 F3D 1327Hayhurst v. Beyrle
- 87 F3D 1212United States v. Dean
- 87 F3D 1061Liquidation Estate of DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group v. Technicolor, Inc.
- 86 F3D 498Polec v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.