United States et al. v. Bisceglia
Decided February 19, 1975. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 73-1245 · 420 U.S. 141 (1975) · Cited 280 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“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. Powell · 379 U.S. 48 (1964)
- California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
- United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
- United States v. Morton Salt Co. · 338 U.S. 632 (1950)
- Donaldson v. United States · 400 U.S. 517 (1971)
- Reisman v. Caplin · 375 U.S. 440 (1964)
- McGrain v. Daugherty · 273 U.S. 135 (1927)
- In Re Groban · 352 U.S. 330 (1957)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Lion Oil Co. · 352 U.S. 282 (1957)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Euge · 444 U.S. 707 (1980)
- United States v. Arthur Young & Co. · 465 U.S. 805 (1984)
- Marinello v. United States · 584 U.S. 1 (2018)
- Polselli v. IRS · 598 U.S. 432 (2023)
- United States v. Rodgers · 461 U.S. 677 (1983)
- G. M. Leasing Corp. v. United States · 429 U.S. 338 (1977)
- Raleigh v. Illinois Department of Revenue · 530 U.S. 15 (2000)
- John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp. · 493 U.S. 146 (1989)
- United States v. Stuart · 489 U.S. 353 (1989)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc. · 467 U.S. 735 (1984)
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