United States v. First National City Bank
Decided January 18, 1965. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 59 · 379 U.S. 378 (1965) · Cited 297 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- John Marshall Harlan · 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.
- De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. v. United States · 325 U.S. 212 (1945)
- United States v. Bess · 357 U.S. 51 (1958)
- Aquilino v. United States · 363 U.S. 509 (1960)
- Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp. · 311 U.S. 282 (1940)
- Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 321 U.S. 321 (1944)
- Societe Internationale Pour Participations Industrielles Et Commerciales, S. A. v. Rogers · 357 U.S. 197 (1958)
- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. Sabbatino · 376 U.S. 398 (1964)
- Crane v. Commissioner · 331 U.S. 1 (1947)
- United States v. Morgan · 307 U.S. 183 (1939)
- Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United States · 288 U.S. 344 (1933)
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- Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
- Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
- Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
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