Rosenberg et al. v. United States
Decided June 19, 1953. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 687 · 346 U.S. 273 (1953) · Cited 137 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 1
- Frederick Moore Vinson · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring · 5
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a concurring opinion
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Singer v. United States · 323 U.S. 338 (1945)
- Ex Parte Lange · 85 U.S. 163 (1874)
- Gavieres v. United States · 220 U.S. 338 (1911)
- Bowen v. Johnston · 306 U.S. 19 (1939)
- Williams v. United States · 168 U.S. 382 (1897)
- Darr v. Burford · 339 U.S. 200 (1950)
- United States v. Petrillo · 332 U.S. 1 (1947)
- United States v. Dotterweich · 320 U.S. 277 (1943)
- United States v. Borden Co. · 308 U.S. 188 (1939)
- United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
- Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 316 U.S. 4 (1942)
- Ex Parte Quirin · 317 U.S. 1 (1942)
- Ex Parte Republic of Peru · 318 U.S. 578 (1943)
- Maryland v. Baltimore Radio Show, Inc. Et Al. · 338 U.S. 912 (1950)
- United States v. Beacon Brass Co. · 344 U.S. 43 (1952)
- United States v. Williams · 341 U.S. 70 (1951)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149 (1990)
- Berra v. United States · 351 U.S. 131 (1956)
- Huddleston v. United States · 415 U.S. 814 (1974)
- United States v. Batchelder · 442 U.S. 114 (1979)
- McGautha v. California · 402 U.S. 183 (1971)
- Demosthenes v. Baal · 495 U.S. 731 (1990)
- Bradley v. United States · 410 U.S. 605 (1973)
- Trump v. CASA, Inc. · 606 U.S. 831 (2025)
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