United States v. Continental Can Co. et al.
Decided June 22, 1964. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 367 · 378 U.S. 441 (1964) · Cited 208 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart
“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.
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
- United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
- United States v. Aluminum Co. of America · 377 U.S. 271 (1964)
- White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
- United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. · 376 U.S. 651 (1964)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. General Dynamics Corp. · 415 U.S. 486 (1974)
- United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. · 410 U.S. 526 (1973)
- United States v. Marine Bancorporation, Inc. · 418 U.S. 602 (1974)
- United States v. Von's Grocery Co. · 384 U.S. 270 (1966)
- United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. · 384 U.S. 546 (1966)
- United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 386 U.S. 568 (1967)
- United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank · 422 U.S. 86 (1975)
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