Nelson et al., Successor Trustees, et al. v. City of New York
Decided December 10, 1956. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 30 · 352 U.S. 103 (1956) · Cited 164 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 1
“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.
- Covey v. Town of Somers · 351 U.S. 141 (1956)
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- Tyler v. Hennepin County · 598 U.S. 631 (2023)
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams · 462 U.S. 791 (1983)
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