Albrecht et al. v. United States
Decided February 3, 1947. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 148 · 329 U.S. 599 (1947) · Cited 100 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
Dissenting · 2
- Stanley Forman Reed · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Danforth v. United States · 308 U.S. 271 (1939)
- Muschany v. United States · 324 U.S. 49 (1945)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United States · 261 U.S. 299 (1923)
- Jacobs v. United States · 290 U.S. 13 (1933)
- United States v. N. Y. Rayon Importing Co. · 329 U.S. 654 (1947)
- Shoshone Tribe of Indians v. United States · 299 U.S. 476 (1937)
- United States v. Thayer-West Point Hotel Co. · 329 U.S. 585 (1947)
- United States v. Klamath & Moadoc Tribes of Indians · 304 U.S. 119 (1938)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Library of Congress v. Shaw · 478 U.S. 310 (1986)
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 365 U.S. 624 (1961)
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