United States v. Brosnan et al.
Decided June 13, 1960. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 137 · 363 U.S. 237 (1960) · Cited 207 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 4
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark · filed a dissenting opinion
“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. Bess · 357 U.S. 51 (1958)
- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
- Minnesota v. United States · 305 U.S. 382 (1939)
- United States v. Gilbert Associates, Inc. · 345 U.S. 361 (1953)
- The Siren · 74 U.S. 152 (1869)
- United States v. Alabama · 313 U.S. 274 (1941)
- Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
- United States v. City of New Britain · 347 U.S. 81 (1954)
- Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United States · 308 U.S. 343 (1939)
- United States v. Security Trust & Savings Bank · 340 U.S. 47 (1950)
- Pennsylvania v. Nelson · 350 U.S. 497 (1956)
- United States v. Acri · 348 U.S. 211 (1955)
- United States v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance · 348 U.S. 215 (1955)
- United States v. Scovil · 348 U.S. 218 (1955)
- United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co. · 355 U.S. 587 (1958)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
- Meyer v. United States · 375 U.S. 233 (1963)
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