United States v. Bailey et al.
Decided January 21, 1980. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 78-990 · 444 U.S. 394 (1980) · Cited 1,333 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 5
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
Concurring · 1
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Estelle v. Gamble · 429 U.S. 97 (1976)
- Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
- Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
- United States v. Feola · 420 U.S. 671 (1975)
- Toussie v. United States · 397 U.S. 112 (1970)
- Hamling v. United States · 418 U.S. 87 (1974)
- Meachum v. Fano · 427 U.S. 215 (1976)
- Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
- Sandstrom v. Montana · 442 U.S. 510 (1979)
- Mullaney v. Wilbur · 421 U.S. 684 (1975)
- Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
- Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc. · 433 U.S. 119 (1977)
- Procunier v. Navarette · 434 U.S. 555 (1978)
- United States v. Dotterweich · 320 U.S. 277 (1943)
- Houchins v. KQED, Inc. · 438 U.S. 1 (1978)
- United States v. Kirby · 74 U.S. 482 (1869)
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- Rosemond v. United States · 572 U.S. 65 (2014)
- Farmer v. Brennan · 511 U.S. 825 (1994)
- Borden v. United States · 593 U.S. 420 (2021)
- Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United States · 511 U.S. 513 (1994)
- Ocasio v. United States · 578 U.S. 282 (2016)
- Rehaif v. United States · 588 U.S. 225 (2019)
- Bryan v. United States · 524 U.S. 184 (1998)
- Elonis v. United States · 575 U.S. 723 (2015)
- Counterman v. Colorado · 600 U.S. 66 (2023)
- Staples v. United States · 511 U.S. 600 (1994)
- Liparota v. United States · 471 U.S. 419 (1985)
- Hudson v. Palmer · 468 U.S. 517 (1984)
- Rhodes v. Chapman · 452 U.S. 337 (1981)
- Ratzlaf v. United States · 510 U.S. 135 (1994)
- United States v. Montoya De Hernandez · 473 U.S. 531 (1985)
- Vacco v. Quill · 521 U.S. 793 (1997)
- Xiulu Ruan v. United States · 597 U.S. 450 (2022)
- Trump v. United States · 603 U.S. 593 (2024)
- Pugin v. Garland · 599 U.S. 600 (2023)
- Diaz v. United States · 602 U.S. 526 (2024)
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