United States v. Rands et Ux.
Decided November 13, 1967. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 54 · 389 U.S. 121 (1967) · Cited 159 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Abe Fortas
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
“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. Twin City Power Co. · 350 U.S. 222 (1956)
- United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co. · 229 U.S. 53 (1913)
- Gibson v. United States · 166 U.S. 269 (1897)
- United States v. River Rouge Improvement Co. · 269 U.S. 411 (1926)
- United States v. Commodore Park, Inc. · 324 U.S. 386 (1945)
- Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States · 148 U.S. 312 (1893)
- Omnia Commercial Co. v. United States · 261 U.S. 502 (1923)
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 365 U.S. 624 (1961)
- Scranton v. Wheeler · 179 U.S. 141 (1900)
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad · 312 U.S. 592 (1941)
- Federal Power Commission v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. · 347 U.S. 239 (1954)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Fuller · 409 U.S. 488 (1973)
- Kaiser Aetna v. United States · 444 U.S. 164 (1979)
- Sturgeon v. Frost · 587 U.S. 28 (2019)
- Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States · 409 U.S. 470 (1973)
- PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins · 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
- Bennis v. Michigan · 516 U.S. 442 (1996)
- Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona · 414 U.S. 313 (1973)
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