Colgrove v. Battin, U.S. District Judge

Decided June 21, 1973. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-1442 · 413 U.S. 149 (1973) · Cited 262 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Williams v. Florida · 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
• Miner v. Atlass · 363 U.S. 641 (1960)
• Johnson v. Louisiana · 406 U.S. 356 (1972)
• Dimick v. Schiedt · 293 U.S. 474 (1935)
• American Publishing Co. v. Fisher · 166 U.S. 464 (1897)
• Ex Parte Peterson · 253 U.S. 300 (1920)
• Baltimore & Carolina Line, Inc. v. Redman · 295 U.S. 654 (1935)
• Apodaca v. Oregon · 406 U.S. 404 (1972)
• Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & Robeson · 28 U.S. 433 (1830)
• Galloway v. United States · 319 U.S. 372 (1943)
• United States v. Wong Kim Ark · 169 U.S. 649 (1898)
• Funk v. United States · 290 U.S. 371 (1933)
• Maxwell v. Dow · 176 U.S. 581 (1900)
• Townsend v. Sain · 372 U.S. 293 (1963)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• Rochin v. California · 342 U.S. 165 (1952)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Patton v. United States · 281 U.S. 276 (1930)
• Baldwin v. New York · 399 U.S. 66 (1970)
• Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. · 312 U.S. 1 (1941)
• Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co. · 283 U.S. 494 (1931)
• United States v. Brown · 381 U.S. 437 (1965)
• Slocum v. New York Life Insurance · 228 U.S. 364 (1913)
• Smith v. Alabama · 124 U.S. 465 (1888)
• Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance v. Glidden Co. · 284 U.S. 151 (1931)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Tull v. United States · 481 U.S. 412 (1987)
• Ballew v. Georgia · 435 U.S. 223 (1978)
• MARKMAN Et Al. v. WESTVIEW INSTRUMENTS, INC., Et Al. · 517 U.S. 370 (1996)
• Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc. · 518 U.S. 415 (1996)
• Marsh v. Chambers · 463 U.S. 783 (1983)
• Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n · 430 U.S. 442 (1977)
• Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. · 523 U.S. 340 (1998)
• Frazier v. Heebe · 482 U.S. 641 (1987)

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