United States v. Menasche

Decided April 4, 1955. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 104 · 348 U.S. 528 (1955) · Cited 1,032 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Montclair v. Ramsdell · 107 U.S. 147 (1883)

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