Richard Lyle Austin v. United States

Decided June 28, 1993. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-6073 · 509 U.S. 602 (1993) · Cited 1,908 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• United States v. Halper · 490 U.S. 435 (1989)
• Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc. · 492 U.S. 257 (1989)
• United States v. Ward · 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
• J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Co. v. United States · 254 U.S. 505 (1921)
• Dobbins's Distillery v. United States · 96 U.S. 395 (1878)
• The Palmyra · 25 U.S. 1 (1827)
• Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
• One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania · 380 U.S. 693 (1965)
• United States v. United States Coin & Currency · 401 U.S. 715 (1971)
• United States v. Parcel of Rumson, NJ, Land · 507 U.S. 111 (1993)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms · 465 U.S. 354 (1984)
• One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United States · 409 U.S. 232 (1972)
• Republic National Bank of Miami v. United States · 506 U.S. 80 (1992)
• In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
• Harmelin v. Michigan · 501 U.S. 957 (1991)
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Ingraham v. Wright · 430 U.S. 651 (1977)
• United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. Hess · 317 U.S. 537 (1943)
• Yee v. City of Escondido · 503 U.S. 519 (1992)
• United States v. Park · 421 U.S. 658 (1975)

Cited by

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• United States v. Ursery · 518 U.S. 267 (1996)
• Bennis v. Michigan · 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
• Timbs v. Indiana · 586 U.S. 146 (2019)
• United States v. Bajakajian · 524 U.S. 321 (1998)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Department of Revenue of Mont. v. Kurth Ranch · 511 U.S. 767 (1994)
• Tyler v. Hennepin County · 598 U.S. 631 (2023)
• Kokesh v. SEC · 581 U.S. 455 (2017)
• Hudson v. United States · 522 U.S. 93 (1997)
• Libretti v. United States · 516 U.S. 29 (1995)
• Florida v. White · 526 U.S. 559 (1999)
• SEC v. Jarkesy · 603 U.S. 109 (2024)
• Culley v. Marshall · 601 U.S. 377 (2024)

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