United States v. Aloyzas Balsys

Decided June 25, 1998. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 97-873 · 524 U.S. 666 (1998) · Cited 174 times

Holding

Concern with foreign prosecution is beyond the scope of the SelfIncrimination Clause.

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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.

• Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor · 378 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
• United States v. Murdock · 284 U.S. 141 (1931)
• Brown v. Walker · 161 U.S. 591 (1896)
• Zicarelli v. New Jersey State Commission of Investigation · 406 U.S. 472 (1972)
• Kastigar v. United States · 406 U.S. 441 (1972)
• United States Ex Rel. Vajtauer v. Commissioner of Immigration · 273 U.S. 103 (1927)
• New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Schmerber v. California · 384 U.S. 757 (1966)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza · 468 U.S. 1032 (1984)
• Counselman v. Hitchcock · 142 U.S. 547 (1892)
• Pennsylvania v. Muniz · 496 U.S. 582 (1990)
• United States v. Ward · 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
• Maness v. Meyers · 419 U.S. 449 (1975)
• United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez · 494 U.S. 259 (1990)
• Doe v. United States · 487 U.S. 201 (1988)
• McCarthy v. Arndstein · 266 U.S. 34 (1924)
• Pillsbury Co. v. Conboy · 459 U.S. 248 (1983)
• Feldman v. United States · 322 U.S. 487 (1944)
• Knapp v. Schweitzer · 357 U.S. 371 (1958)
• United States v. Leon · 468 U.S. 897 (1984)
• United States v. Calandra · 414 U.S. 338 (1974)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Baxter v. Palmigiano · 425 U.S. 308 (1976)
• Hoffman v. United States · 341 U.S. 479 (1951)
• United States v. Nobles · 422 U.S. 225 (1975)
• South Dakota v. Neville · 459 U.S. 553 (1983)
• Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. · 513 U.S. 561 (1995)

Cited by

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

• United Haulers Ass'n v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority · 550 U.S. 330 (2007)
• Chavez v. Martinez · 538 U.S. 760 (2003)
• United States v. Patane · 542 U.S. 630 (2004)

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