Tina B. Bennis v. Michigan

Decided March 4, 1996. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94-8729 · 516 U.S. 442 (1996) · Cited 391 times

Holding

The forfeiture order did not offend the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment or the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Austin v. United States · 509 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• Van Oster v. Kansas · 272 U.S. 465 (1926)
• J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Co. v. United States · 254 U.S. 505 (1921)
• The Palmyra · 25 U.S. 1 (1827)
• Foucha v. Louisiana · 504 U.S. 71 (1992)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania · 380 U.S. 693 (1965)
• United States v. Halper · 490 U.S. 435 (1989)
• Dobbins's Distillery v. United States · 96 U.S. 395 (1878)
• Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · 511 U.S. 375 (1994)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Carroll v. United States · 267 U.S. 132 (1925)
• Herrera v. Collins · 506 U.S. 390 (1993)
• Bordenkircher v. Hayes · 434 U.S. 357 (1978)
• United States v. Ward · 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
• Arizona v. Evans · 514 U.S. 1 (1995)
• TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · 509 U.S. 443 (1993)
• United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms · 465 U.S. 354 (1984)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• United States v. Park · 421 U.S. 658 (1975)
• Republic National Bank of Miami v. United States · 506 U.S. 80 (1992)
• United States v. One Ford Coupe Automobile · 272 U.S. 321 (1926)
• United States v. Parcel of Rumson, NJ, Land · 507 U.S. 111 (1993)
• United States v. Fuller · 409 U.S. 488 (1973)
• United States v. Rands · 389 U.S. 121 (1967)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• United States v. Ursery · 518 U.S. 267 (1996)
• Culley v. Marshall · 601 U.S. 377 (2024)
• Florida v. White · 526 U.S. 559 (1999)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Hudson v. United States · 522 U.S. 93 (1997)
• Board of Comm'rs, Wabaunsee Cty. v. Umbehr · 518 U.S. 668 (1996)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1996). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).