United States v. Raddatz

Decided June 23, 1980. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-8 · 447 U.S. 667 (1980) · Cited 3,232 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Ng Fung Ho v. White · 259 U.S. 276 (1922)
• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Morgan v. United States · 298 U.S. 468 (1936)
• Wingo v. Wedding · 418 U.S. 461 (1974)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Mathews v. Weber · 423 U.S. 261 (1976)
• Lego v. Twomey · 404 U.S. 477 (1972)
• United States Ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles · 350 U.S. 11 (1955)
• Palmore v. United States · 411 U.S. 389 (1973)
• St. Joseph Stock Yards Co. v. United States · 298 U.S. 38 (1936)
• Malloy v. Hogan · 378 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Vitek v. Jones · 445 U.S. 480 (1980)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• United States v. Janis · 428 U.S. 433 (1976)
• Bram v. United States · 168 U.S. 532 (1897)
• Gannett Co. v. DePasquale · 443 U.S. 368 (1979)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)
• United States v. First City National Bank of Houston · 386 U.S. 361 (1967)
• Swisher v. Brady · 438 U.S. 204 (1978)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• Jackson v. Denno · 378 U.S. 368 (1964)
• Brinegar v. United States · 338 U.S. 160 (1949)
• Townsend v. Sain · 372 U.S. 293 (1963)
• United States v. Matlock · 415 U.S. 164 (1974)
• Roviaro v. United States · 353 U.S. 53 (1957)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)

Cited by

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

• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Peretz v. United States · 501 U.S. 923 (1991)
• Medina v. California · 505 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Thomas v. Arn · 474 U.S. 140 (1985)
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor · 478 U.S. 833 (1986)
• Gomez v. United States · 490 U.S. 858 (1989)
• Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• Elgin v. Department of the Treasury · 567 U.S. 1 (2012)
• Roell v. Withrow · 538 U.S. 580 (2003)

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