George J. Tenet, Individually, Porter J. Goss, Director of Central Intelligence and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and United States v. John Doe, et Ux.
Decided March 2, 2005. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 03-1395 · 544 U.S. 1 (2005) · Cited 261 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 3
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“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.
- Totten v. United States · 92 U.S. 105 (1876)
- United States v. Reynolds · 345 U.S. 1 (1953)
- Webster v. Doe · 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
- Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
- United States v. Mitchell · 463 U.S. 206 (1983)
- Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co. · 526 U.S. 574 (1999)
- Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
- Kowalski v. Tesmer · 543 U.S. 125 (2004)
- Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims · 471 U.S. 159 (1985)
- Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/Peace Education Project · 454 U.S. 139 (1981)
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- United States v. Zubaydah · 595 U.S. 195 (2022)
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