Robert L. McCormick v. United States
Decided May 23, 1991. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 89-1918 · 500 U.S. 257 (1991) · Cited 268 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- David Hackett Souter
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
“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.
- Arizona v. Fulminante · 499 U.S. 279 (1991)
- Glasser v. United States · 315 U.S. 60 (1942)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Kotteakos v. United States · 328 U.S. 750 (1946)
- Berkemer v. McCarty · 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
- Cupp v. Naughten · 414 U.S. 141 (1973)
- Cheek v. United States · 498 U.S. 192 (1991)
- Bollenbach v. United States · 326 U.S. 607 (1946)
- Cole v. Arkansas · 333 U.S. 196 (1948)
- Cabana v. Bullock · 474 U.S. 376 (1986)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. United States · 330 U.S. 395 (1947)
- United States v. Enmons · 410 U.S. 396 (1973)
- Cool v. United States · 409 U.S. 100 (1972)
- Boyd v. United States · 271 U.S. 104 (1926)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Evans v. United States · 504 U.S. 255 (1992)
- Wilkie v. Robbins · 551 U.S. 537 (2007)
- Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · 513 U.S. 374 (1995)
- McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n · 572 U.S. 185 (2014)
- Ciminelli v. United States · 598 U.S. 306 (2023)
- Snyder v. United States · 603 U.S. 1 (2024)
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