Daniel Touby et Ux. v. United States
Decided May 20, 1991. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 90-6282 · 500 U.S. 160 (1991) · Cited 167 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Sandra Day O'Connor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a concurring 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.
- Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
- Yakus v. United States · 321 U.S. 414 (1944)
- Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
- Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
- Webster v. Doe · 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
- Estep v. United States · 327 U.S. 114 (1946)
- United States v. Giordano · 416 U.S. 505 (1974)
- J. W. Hampton, Jr., & Co. v. United States · 276 U.S. 394 (1928)
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United States · 319 U.S. 190 (1943)
- United States v. Mendoza-Lopez · 481 U.S. 828 (1987)
- United States v. Grimaud · 220 U.S. 506 (1911)
- McNary v. Haitian Refugee Center, Inc. · 498 U.S. 479 (1991)
- Lichter v. United States · 334 U.S. 742 (1948)
- Fahey v. Mallonee · 332 U.S. 245 (1947)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Gundy v. United States · 588 U.S. 128 (2019)
- Gamble v. United States · 587 U.S. 678 (2019)
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