United States v. Price et al.

Decided March 28, 1966. Abe Fortas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 59 · 383 U.S. 787 (1966) · Cited 1,112 times

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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.

• United States v. Williams · 341 U.S. 70 (1951)
• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649 (1944)
• Terry v. Adams · 345 U.S. 461 (1953)
• Williams v. United States · 341 U.S. 97 (1951)
• United States v. Williams · 341 U.S. 58 (1951)
• United States v. Mosley · 238 U.S. 383 (1915)
• Peterson v. City of Greenville · 373 U.S. 244 (1963)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• United States v. Classic · 313 U.S. 299 (1941)
• Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
• United States v. Cruikshank · 92 U.S. 542 (1876)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Evans v. Newton · 382 U.S. 296 (1966)
• Public Utilities Commission v. Pollak · 343 U.S. 451 (1952)
• United States v. Rabinowich · 238 U.S. 78 (1915)
• Collins v. Hardyman · 341 U.S. 651 (1951)
• Griffin v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 130 (1964)
• Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of Philadelphia · 353 U.S. 230 (1957)
• Lombard v. Louisiana · 373 U.S. 267 (1963)
• United States v. Waddell · 112 U.S. 76 (1884)

Cited by

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• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• Anderson v. United States · 417 U.S. 211 (1974)
• United States v. Kozminski · 487 U.S. 931 (1988)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• United States v. Lanier · 520 U.S. 259 (1997)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · 405 U.S. 538 (1972)
• Shelby County v. Holder · 570 U.S. 529 (2013)
• West v. Atkins · 487 U.S. 42 (1988)
• Dennis v. Sparks · 449 U.S. 24 (1980)
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610 v. Scott · 463 U.S. 825 (1983)
• City of Greenwood v. Peacock · 384 U.S. 808 (1966)
• District of Columbia v. Carter · 409 U.S. 418 (1973)
• Grove City College v. Bell · 465 U.S. 555 (1984)
• Ngiraingas v. Sanchez · 495 U.S. 182 (1990)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• Central MacHinery Co. v. Arizona State Tax Commission · 448 U.S. 160 (1980)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Griffin v. Breckenridge · 403 U.S. 88 (1971)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• City of Boerne v. Flores · 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
• Rendell-Baker v. Kohn · 457 U.S. 830 (1982)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• Felder v. Casey · 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
• General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 458 U.S. 375 (1982)

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