Ullmann v. United States

Decided March 26, 1956. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 58 · 350 U.S. 422 (1956) · Cited 666 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Brown v. Walker · 161 U.S. 591 (1896)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Counselman v. Hitchcock · 142 U.S. 547 (1892)
• Shapiro v. United States · 335 U.S. 1 (1948)
• United States v. Rumely · 345 U.S. 41 (1953)
• Ex Parte Wilson · 114 U.S. 417 (1885)
• Heike v. United States · 227 U.S. 131 (1913)
• Adams v. Maryland · 347 U.S. 179 (1954)
• United States v. Waddell · 112 U.S. 76 (1884)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Hoffman v. United States · 341 U.S. 479 (1951)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323 (1940)
• Kovacs v. Cooper · 336 U.S. 77 (1949)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• Ex Parte Garland · 71 U.S. 333 (1867)
• United States v. Lovett · 328 U.S. 303 (1946)
• McCarthy v. Arndstein · 266 U.S. 34 (1924)
• Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York · 342 U.S. 485 (1952)
• Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brimson · 154 U.S. 447 (1894)
• Blau v. United States · 340 U.S. 159 (1950)
• Barsky v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York · 347 U.S. 442 (1954)
• MacKin v. United States · 117 U.S. 348 (1886)

Cited by

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

• Kastigar v. United States · 406 U.S. 441 (1972)
• Reina v. United States · 364 U.S. 507 (1960)
• Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor · 378 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Michigan v. Tucker · 417 U.S. 433 (1974)
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City · 350 U.S. 551 (1956)
• United States v. Mandujano · 425 U.S. 564 (1976)
• United States v. Apfelbaum · 445 U.S. 115 (1980)
• Pillsbury Co. v. Conboy · 459 U.S. 248 (1983)
• Couch v. United States · 409 U.S. 322 (1973)
• In Re Groban · 352 U.S. 330 (1957)
• Brown v. United States · 359 U.S. 41 (1959)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Oregon v. Elstad · 470 U.S. 298 (1985)
• Baxter v. Palmigiano · 425 U.S. 308 (1976)
• Fisher v. United States · 425 U.S. 391 (1976)
• United States v. Seeger · 380 U.S. 163 (1965)
• Grunewald v. United States · 353 U.S. 391 (1957)
• Lefkowitz v. Turley · 414 U.S. 70 (1973)
• Pennsylvania v. Muniz · 496 U.S. 582 (1990)
• MacKey v. United States · 401 U.S. 667 (1971)
• Watt v. Alaska · 451 U.S. 259 (1981)
• Mitchell v. United States · 526 U.S. 314 (1999)
• Tehan v. United States Ex Rel. Shott · 382 U.S. 406 (1966)
• Braunfeld v. Brown · 366 U.S. 599 (1961)
• Carter v. Kentucky · 450 U.S. 288 (1981)
• Bellis v. United States · 417 U.S. 85 (1974)
• Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd. · 367 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Doe v. United States · 487 U.S. 201 (1988)
• New Jersey v. Portash · 440 U.S. 450 (1979)
• United States v. Mara · 410 U.S. 19 (1973)

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