In Re Oliver

Decided March 8, 1948. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 215 · 333 U.S. 257 (1948) · Cited 2,065 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Ex Parte Terry · 128 U.S. 289 (1888)
• Cooke v. United States · 267 U.S. 517 (1925)
• Adamson v. California · 332 U.S. 46 (1947)
• Musser v. Utah · 333 U.S. 95 (1948)
• Powell v. Alabama · 287 U.S. 45 (1932)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Snyder v. Massachusetts · 291 U.S. 97 (1934)
• Betts v. Brady · 316 U.S. 455 (1942)
• Chambers v. Florida · 309 U.S. 227 (1940)
• Morgan v. United States · 304 U.S. 1 (1938)
• Twining v. New Jersey · 211 U.S. 78 (1908)
• Hovey v. Elliott · 167 U.S. 409 (1897)
• Ex Parte Quirin · 317 U.S. 1 (1942)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson · 154 U.S. 447 (1894)
• White v. Ragen · 324 U.S. 760 (1945)
• United States v. Ferreira · 54 U.S. 40 (1852)
• Ex Parte Hudgings · 249 U.S. 378 (1919)
• In Re Michael · 326 U.S. 224 (1945)
• Gompers v. United States · 233 U.S. 604 (1914)
• Cochran v. Kansas · 316 U.S. 255 (1942)
• Gaines v. Washington · 277 U.S. 81 (1928)

Cited by

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• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Gannett Co. v. DePasquale · 443 U.S. 368 (1979)
• In Re Murchison. · 349 U.S. 133 (1955)
• Ungar v. Sarafite · 376 U.S. 575 (1964)
• Levine v. United States · 362 U.S. 610 (1960)
• Estes v. Texas · 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
• Presley v. Georgia · 558 U.S. 209 (2010)
• In Re Groban · 352 U.S. 330 (1957)
• Faretta v. California · 422 U.S. 806 (1975)
• Washington v. Texas · 388 U.S. 14 (1967)
• California v. Green · 399 U.S. 149 (1970)
• Waller v. Georgia · 467 U.S. 39 (1984)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of Norfolk · 457 U.S. 596 (1982)
• Stein v. New York · 346 U.S. 156 (1953)
• Weaver v. Massachusetts · 582 U.S. 286 (2017)
• Solesbee v. Balkcom · 339 U.S. 9 (1950)
• In Re Green · 369 U.S. 689 (1962)
• Chambers v. Mississippi · 410 U.S. 284 (1973)
• Pointer v. Texas · 380 U.S. 400 (1965)
• Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Williams v. New York · 337 U.S. 241 (1949)
• Rock v. Arkansas · 483 U.S. 44 (1987)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Oyler v. Boles · 368 U.S. 448 (1962)
• United States v. Scheffer · 523 U.S. 303 (1998)
• Herring v. New York · 422 U.S. 853 (1975)
• Sacher v. United States · 343 U.S. 1 (1952)
• Green v. United States · 356 U.S. 165 (1958)
• Honda Motor Co. v. Oberg · 512 U.S. 415 (1994)

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