United States v. Reynolds et Ux.

Decided February 24, 1970. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88 · 397 U.S. 14 (1970) · Cited 290 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

“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. Miller · 317 U.S. 369 (1943)
• Boom Co. v. Patterson · 98 U.S. 403 (1879)
• Monongahela Navigation Co. v. United States · 148 U.S. 312 (1893)
• Bauman v. Ross · 167 U.S. 548 (1897)
• United States v. Chandler-Dunbar Water Power Co. · 229 U.S. 53 (1913)
• Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. United States · 261 U.S. 299 (1923)
• United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 365 U.S. 624 (1961)
• United States v. Cors · 337 U.S. 325 (1949)
• City of New York v. Sage · 239 U.S. 57 (1915)
• United States v. New River Collieries Co. · 262 U.S. 341 (1923)

Cited by

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

• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Almota Farmers Elevator & Warehouse Co. v. United States · 409 U.S. 470 (1973)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Nixon v. Administrator of General Services · 433 U.S. 425 (1977)
• Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation · 524 U.S. 156 (1998)
• Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n · 430 U.S. 442 (1977)
• Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington · 538 U.S. 216 (2003)
• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
• United States v. 564.54 Acres of Monroe and Pike County Land · 441 U.S. 506 (1979)

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