United States v. Reynolds et al.

Decided March 9, 1953. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21 · 345 U.S. 1 (1953) · Cited 873 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Hoffman v. United States · 341 U.S. 479 (1951)
• Totten v. United States · 92 U.S. 105 (1876)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. Ragen · 340 U.S. 462 (1951)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 340 U.S. 543 (1951)
• Mason v. United States · 244 U.S. 362 (1917)
• Brown v. United States · 276 U.S. 134 (1928)

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• Gravel v. United States · 408 U.S. 606 (1972)
• FBI v. Fazaga · 595 U.S. 344 (2022)
• Jencks v. United States · 353 U.S. 657 (1957)
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
• Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal. · 426 U.S. 394 (1976)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• Alderman v. United States · 394 U.S. 165 (1969)
• New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Cheney v. United States District Court for District of Columbia · 542 U.S. 367 (2004)
• United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal · 458 U.S. 858 (1982)
• Greene v. McElroy · 360 U.S. 474 (1959)
• Nixon v. Administrator of General Services · 433 U.S. 425 (1977)
• Herbert v. Lando · 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Nixon v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 731 (1982)
• Webster v. Doe · 486 U.S. 592 (1988)
• Department of the Navy v. Egan · 484 U.S. 518 (1988)
• Gelbard v. United States · 408 U.S. 41 (1972)
• United States Department of Justice v. Julian · 486 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/Peace Education Project · 454 U.S. 139 (1981)

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