De Veau v. Braisted
Decided June 6, 1960. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 71 · 363 U.S. 144 (1960) · Cited 494 times
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How the Justices voted
Plurality · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring · 1
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- 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.
- Hawker v. New York · 170 U.S. 189 (1898)
- United States v. Lovett · 328 U.S. 303 (1946)
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- Smith v. Doe · 538 U.S. 84 (2003)
- United States v. Brown · 381 U.S. 437 (1965)
- Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
- Flemming v. Nestor · 363 U.S. 603 (1960)
- United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
- Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
- Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
- Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. · 428 U.S. 1 (1976)
- Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
- Schall v. Martin · 467 U.S. 253 (1984)
- Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local Unions Nos. 128 & 633 v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc. · 369 U.S. 17 (1962)
- Cleary v. Bolger · 371 U.S. 392 (1963)
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