United States v. Jerry W. Carlton

Decided June 13, 1994. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 92-1941 · 512 U.S. 26 (1994) · Cited 295 times

Holding

The 1987 amendment's retroactive application to Carlton's 1986 transactions does not violate due process.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Welch v. Henry · 305 U.S. 134 (1938)
• United States v. Darusmont · 449 U.S. 292 (1981)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Nichols v. Coolidge · 274 U.S. 531 (1927)
• Blodgett v. Holden · 275 U.S. 142 (1927)
• Milliken v. United States · 283 U.S. 15 (1931)
• Untermyer v. Anderson · 276 U.S. 440 (1928)
• Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. · 428 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. RA Gray & Co. · 467 U.S. 717 (1984)
• United States v. Hudson · 299 U.S. 498 (1937)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
• Gregory v. Helvering · 293 U.S. 465 (1935)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · 508 U.S. 307 (1993)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · 509 U.S. 443 (1993)
• General Motors Corp. v. Romein · 503 U.S. 181 (1992)
• Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 475 U.S. 211 (1986)
• Cooper v. United States · 280 U.S. 409 (1930)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard · 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization · 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Moore v. United States · 602 U.S. 572 (2024)

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