Covey, Committee, v. Town of Somers
Decided May 7, 1956. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 380 · 351 U.S. 141 (1956) · Cited 240 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · 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.
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
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- Jones v. Flowers · 547 U.S. 220 (2006)
- Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams · 462 U.S. 791 (1983)
- Nelson v. City of New York · 352 U.S. 103 (1956)
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
- McGautha v. California · 402 U.S. 183 (1971)
- Lambert v. California · 355 U.S. 225 (1957)
- Walker v. City of Hutchinson · 352 U.S. 112 (1956)
- Robinson v. Hanrahan · 409 U.S. 38 (1972)
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