United States et al. v. Powell et al.
Decided November 23, 1964. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 54 · 379 U.S. 48 (1964) · Cited 1,511 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Potter Stewart
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- United States v. Morton Salt Co. · 338 U.S. 632 (1950)
- Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling · 327 U.S. 186 (1946)
- Reisman v. Caplin · 375 U.S. 440 (1964)
Cited by
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- United States v. LaSalle National Bank · 437 U.S. 298 (1978)
- United States v. Stuart · 489 U.S. 353 (1989)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc. · 467 U.S. 735 (1984)
- United States v. Bisceglia · 420 U.S. 141 (1975)
- Donaldson v. United States · 400 U.S. 517 (1971)
- Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 543 U.S. 335 (2005)
- United States v. Euge · 444 U.S. 707 (1980)
- Carpenter v. United States · 585 U.S. 296 (2018)
- United States v. Arthur Young & Co. · 465 U.S. 805 (1984)
- Church of Scientology of California v. United States · 506 U.S. 9 (1992)
- Keene Corp. v. United States · 508 U.S. 200 (1993)
- Couch v. United States · 409 U.S. 322 (1973)
- United States v. Rylander · 460 U.S. 752 (1983)
- Thunder Basin Coal Co. v. Reich · 510 U.S. 200 (1994)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co. · 466 U.S. 54 (1984)
- United States v. Fior D'Italia, Inc. · 536 U.S. 238 (2002)
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