Sheridan et Ux. v. United States
Decided June 24, 1988. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 87-626 · 487 U.S. 392 (1988) · Cited 442 times
Holding
Petitioners' claim is not barred by 2680(h).
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 4
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Antonin Scalia
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“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.
- United States v. Muniz · 374 U.S. 150 (1963)
- United States v. Shearer · 473 U.S. 52 (1985)
- Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
- Indian Towing Co. v. United States · 350 U.S. 61 (1955)
- Block v. Neal · 460 U.S. 289 (1983)
- Kosak v. United States · 465 U.S. 848 (1984)
- United States v. Spelar · 338 U.S. 217 (1949)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Saudi Arabia v. Nelson · 507 U.S. 349 (1993)
- Chapman v. United States · 500 U.S. 453 (1991)
- Molzof v. United States · 502 U.S. 301 (1992)
Official text
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