Seymour v. Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary

Decided January 15, 1962. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 62 · 368 U.S. 351 (1962) · Cited 277 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.

• Williams v. Lee · 358 U.S. 217 (1959)
• United States v. Celestine · 215 U.S. 278 (1909)

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• Hagen v. Utah · 510 U.S. 399 (1994)
• DeCoteau v. District County Court for the Tenth Judicial District · 420 U.S. 425 (1975)
• Solem v. Bartlett · 465 U.S. 463 (1984)
• Mattz v. Arnett · 412 U.S. 481 (1973)
• Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip · 430 U.S. 584 (1977)
• BRENDALE v. CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKIMA INDIAN NATION Et Al. · 492 U.S. 408 (1989)
• United States v. Antelope · 430 U.S. 641 (1977)
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
• Antoine v. Washington · 420 U.S. 194 (1975)
• Puyallup Tribe v. Department of Game of Wash. · 391 U.S. 392 (1968)
• United States v. Mazurie · 419 U.S. 544 (1975)
• Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation · 439 U.S. 463 (1979)
• Negonsott v. Samuels · 507 U.S. 99 (1993)
• County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes & Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation · 502 U.S. 251 (1992)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local Unions Nos. 128 & 633 v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc. · 369 U.S. 17 (1962)
• South Dakota v. Yankton Sioux Tribe · 522 U.S. 329 (1998)
• United States v. John · 437 U.S. 634 (1978)

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