Honda et al. v. Clark, Attorney General
Decided April 10, 1967. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 164 · 386 U.S. 484 (1967) · Cited 221 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Abe Fortas
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- United States v. Sherwood · 312 U.S. 584 (1941)
- Burnett v. New York Central Railroad · 380 U.S. 424 (1965)
- Soriano v. United States · 352 U.S. 270 (1957)
- Markham v. Cabell · 326 U.S. 404 (1946)
- Midstate Horticultural Co. v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 320 U.S. 356 (1943)
- Deutsche Bank Filiale Nurnberg v. Humphrey · 272 U.S. 517 (1926)
Cited by
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- John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
- Bowen v. City of New York · 476 U.S. 467 (1986)
- Henderson v. United States · 517 U.S. 654 (1996)
- Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez · 572 U.S. 1 (2014)
- Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center · 568 U.S. 145 (2013)
- Wilkins v. United States · 598 U.S. 152 (2023)
- Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
- Hallstrom v. Tillamook County · 493 U.S. 20 (1989)
- Lyng v. Payne · 476 U.S. 926 (1986)
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