United States v. Sealy, Inc.
Decided June 12, 1967. Abe Fortas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 9 · 388 U.S. 350 (1967) · Cited 173 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–1.
Majority · 6
- Abe Fortas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 1
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
“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. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
- Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
- White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
- United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
- United States v. American Tobacco Co. · 221 U.S. 106 (1911)
- United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co. · 378 U.S. 158 (1964)
- United States v. National Lead Co. · 332 U.S. 319 (1947)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Citizens & Southern National Bank · 422 U.S. 86 (1975)
- United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
- National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
- Burke v. Ford · 389 U.S. 320 (1967)
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