United States v. Biswell

Decided May 15, 1972. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-81 · 406 U.S. 311 (1972) · Cited 945 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Bumper v. North Carolina · 391 U.S. 543 (1968)
• Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States · 397 U.S. 72 (1970)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• See v. City of Seattle · 387 U.S. 541 (1967)

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• New York v. Burger · 482 U.S. 691 (1987)
• Donovan v. Dewey · 452 U.S. 594 (1981)
• Almeida-Sanchez v. United States · 413 U.S. 266 (1973)
• Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc. · 436 U.S. 307 (1978)
• City of L. A. v. Patel · 576 U.S. 409 (2015)
• G. M. Leasing Corp. v. United States · 429 U.S. 338 (1977)
• Griffin v. Wisconsin · 483 U.S. 868 (1987)
• Illinois v. Krull · 480 U.S. 340 (1987)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · 412 U.S. 218 (1973)
• Delaware v. Prouse · 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
• United States v. Brignoni-Ponce · 422 U.S. 873 (1975)
• Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 489 U.S. 602 (1989)
• Cady v. Dombrowski · 413 U.S. 433 (1973)
• New Jersey v. T. L. O. · 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
• United States v. Martinez-Fuerte · 428 U.S. 543 (1976)
• Ybarra v. Illinois · 444 U.S. 85 (1979)
• Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton · 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
• Groh v. Ramirez · 540 U.S. 551 (2004)
• Zurcher v. Stanford Daily · 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
• United States v. Ramsey · 431 U.S. 606 (1977)
• Dalia v. United States · 441 U.S. 238 (1979)
• United States v. Ortiz · 422 U.S. 891 (1975)
• Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls · 536 U.S. 822 (2002)
• Michigan v. Clifford · 464 U.S. 287 (1984)
• Dow Chemical Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Administrator · 476 U.S. 227 (1986)
• United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. · 504 U.S. 505 (1992)

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