United States v. Fuller et Ux.
Decided January 16, 1973. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 71-559 · 409 U.S. 488 (1973) · Cited 197 times
Holding
The Fifth Amendment requires no compensation for any value added to the fee lands by the permits, which are revocable and, by the Act's terms, create no property rights.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
Dissenting · 4
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“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. Rands · 389 U.S. 121 (1967)
- United States v. Miller · 317 U.S. 369 (1943)
- United States v. Twin City Power Co. · 350 U.S. 222 (1956)
- United States v. Cors · 337 U.S. 325 (1949)
- Olson v. United States · 292 U.S. 246 (1934)
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Powelson · 319 U.S. 266 (1943)
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 365 U.S. 624 (1961)
- Hatahley v. United States · 351 U.S. 173 (1956)
- United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co. · 339 U.S. 725 (1950)
- United States v. Commodities Trading Corp. · 339 U.S. 121 (1950)
- United States v. Commodore Park, Inc. · 324 U.S. 386 (1945)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Bennis v. Michigan · 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
- San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
- United States v. 564.54 Acres of Monroe and Pike County Land · 441 U.S. 506 (1979)
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