Howard v. Lyons et al.
Decided June 29, 1959. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 57 · 360 U.S. 593 (1959) · Cited 202 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
Concurring · 1
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Earl Warren · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- 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.
- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
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- Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. · 487 U.S. 500 (1988)
- Wheeldin v. Wheeler · 373 U.S. 647 (1963)
- Ferri v. Ackerman · 444 U.S. 193 (1979)
- Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
- Doe v. McMillan · 412 U.S. 306 (1973)
- Westfall v. Erwin · 484 U.S. 292 (1988)
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
- Paul v. Davis · 424 U.S. 693 (1976)
- Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
- Mesa v. California · 489 U.S. 121 (1989)
- Atherton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. · 519 U.S. 213 (1997)
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