United States v. Rumely

Decided March 9, 1953. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87 · 345 U.S. 41 (1953) · Cited 445 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• McGrain v. Daugherty · 273 U.S. 135 (1927)
• Grosjean v. American Press Co. · 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
• Sinclair v. United States · 279 U.S. 263 (1929)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Blodgett v. Holden · 275 U.S. 142 (1927)
• Child Labor Tax Case · 259 U.S. 20 (1922)
• Richmond Screw Anchor Co. v. United States · 275 U.S. 331 (1928)
• Lucas v. Alexander · 279 U.S. 573 (1929)

Cited by

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

• Watkins v. United States · 354 U.S. 178 (1957)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Russell v. United States · 369 U.S. 749 (1962)
• United States v. Davis · 588 U.S. 445 (2019)
• United States v. Harriss · 347 U.S. 612 (1954)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Greene v. McElroy · 360 U.S. 474 (1959)
• Gravel v. United States · 408 U.S. 606 (1972)
• Ullmann v. United States · 350 U.S. 422 (1956)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund · 421 U.S. 491 (1975)
• Cammarano v. United States · 358 U.S. 498 (1959)
• United States v. International Union United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers · 352 U.S. 567 (1957)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127 (1961)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Williams v. Rhodes · 393 U.S. 23 (1968)
• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• United States v. Seeger · 380 U.S. 163 (1965)
• Gomez v. United States · 490 U.S. 858 (1989)
• United States v. National Dairy Products Corp. · 372 U.S. 29 (1963)
• Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. Wyman · 354 U.S. 234 (1957)

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