United States v. Maccollom

Decided June 10, 1976. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-1487 · 426 U.S. 317 (1976) · Cited 635 times

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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.

• Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
• Ross v. Moffitt · 417 U.S. 600 (1974)
• Coppedge v. United States · 369 U.S. 438 (1962)
• Mayer v. City of Chicago · 404 U.S. 189 (1971)
• Douglas v. California · 372 U.S. 353 (1963)
• Smith v. Bennett · 365 U.S. 708 (1961)
• Lane v. Brown · 372 U.S. 477 (1963)
• Burns v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 252 (1959)
• Long v. District Court of Iowa, Lee Cty. · 385 U.S. 192 (1966)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• Haines v. Kerner · 404 U.S. 519 (1972)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Hill v. United States · 368 U.S. 424 (1962)
• Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital · 425 U.S. 738 (1976)
• Davis v. United States · 417 U.S. 333 (1974)
• Williams v. Illinois · 399 U.S. 235 (1970)
• Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld · 420 U.S. 636 (1975)
• Botany Worsted Mills v. United States · 278 U.S. 282 (1929)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers · 414 U.S. 453 (1974)
• Draper v. Washington · 372 U.S. 487 (1963)
• Roberts v. LaVallee · 389 U.S. 40 (1967)
• United States v. Jin Fuey Moy · 241 U.S. 394 (1916)
• Gardner v. California · 393 U.S. 367 (1969)

Cited by

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• Bounds v. Smith · 430 U.S. 817 (1977)
• Lewis v. Casey · 518 U.S. 343 (1996)
• Pennsylvania v. Finley · 481 U.S. 551 (1987)
• Bearden v. Georgia · 461 U.S. 660 (1983)
• Murray v. Giarratano · 492 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Ryan v. Valencia Gonzales · 568 U.S. 57 (2013)

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