Sandra Jean Smith v. United States

Decided March 8, 1993. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-1538 · 507 U.S. 197 (1993) · Cited 254 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• United States v. Spelar · 338 U.S. 217 (1949)
• Richards v. United States · 369 U.S. 1 (1962)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 340 U.S. 543 (1951)
• United States v. Kubrick · 444 U.S. 111 (1979)
• United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. · 503 U.S. 30 (1992)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 338 U.S. 366 (1949)
• Skiriotes v. Florida · 313 U.S. 69 (1941)
• United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp. · 425 U.S. 164 (1976)
• Brunette MacHine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc. · 406 U.S. 706 (1972)
• Dalehite v. United States · 346 U.S. 15 (1953)
• Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. · 488 U.S. 428 (1989)
• United States v. Orleans · 425 U.S. 807 (1976)
• Block v. Neal · 460 U.S. 289 (1983)
• Kosak v. United States · 465 U.S. 848 (1984)
• Foley Bros., Inc. v. Filardo · 336 U.S. 281 (1949)
• The Hamilton · 207 U.S. 398 (1907)

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• Microsoft Corp. v. At&t Corp. · 550 U.S. 437 (2007)
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
• Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex. · 571 U.S. 49 (2013)
• Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc. · 509 U.S. 155 (1993)
• Small v. United States · 544 U.S. 385 (2005)
• WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. · 585 U.S. 407 (2018)
• Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. · 561 U.S. 247 (2010)
• Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
• Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff · 553 U.S. 571 (2008)
• Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/s · 566 U.S. 399 (2012)
• United States v. IDAHO Ex Rel. DIRECTOR, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES · 508 U.S. 1 (1993)
• Yegiazaryan v. Smagin · 599 U.S. 533 (2023)

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