Goldberg, Secretary of Labor, v. Whitaker House Cooperative, Inc., et al.
Decided April 24, 1961. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 274 · 366 U.S. 28 (1961) · Cited 480 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 3
- Charles Evans Whittaker · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart
- 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.
- Rutherford Food Corp. v. McComb · 331 U.S. 722 (1947)
- United States v. Silk · 331 U.S. 704 (1947)
- Gemsco, Inc. v. Walling · 324 U.S. 244 (1945)
Cited by
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- Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation v. Secretary of Labor · 471 U.S. 290 (1985)
- Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P. C. v. Wells · 538 U.S. 440 (2003)
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