Fuller v. Oregon
Decided May 20, 1974. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 73-5280 · 417 U.S. 40 (1974) · Cited 365 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Potter Stewart · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- James v. Strange · 407 U.S. 128 (1972)
- Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
- Tate v. Short · 401 U.S. 395 (1971)
- United States v. Jackson · 390 U.S. 570 (1968)
- Rinaldi v. Yeager · 384 U.S. 305 (1966)
- Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
- Powell v. Alabama · 287 U.S. 45 (1932)
- Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
- McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
- Williams v. Illinois · 399 U.S. 235 (1970)
- Gardner v. Broderick · 392 U.S. 273 (1968)
- Street v. New York · 394 U.S. 576 (1969)
- McGinnis v. Royster · 410 U.S. 263 (1973)
- Uniformed Sanitation Men Ass'n v. Commissioner of Sanitation of New York · 392 U.S. 280 (1968)
- Dewey v. Des Moines · 173 U.S. 193 (1899)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Faretta v. California · 422 U.S. 806 (1975)
- Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte · 481 U.S. 537 (1987)
- Exxon Corp. v. Eagerton · 462 U.S. 176 (1983)
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