United States v. Ryan
Decided February 27, 1956. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 281 · 350 U.S. 299 (1956) · Cited 158 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- 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.
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co. · 453 U.S. 322 (1981)
- Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp. · 361 U.S. 459 (1960)
- Arroyo v. United States · 359 U.S. 419 (1959)
- Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local Unions Nos. 128 & 633 v. Lion Dry Goods, Inc. · 369 U.S. 17 (1962)
- United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds v. Robinson · 455 U.S. 562 (1982)
- United States v. Green · 350 U.S. 415 (1956)
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