United States v. Shimer
Decided June 12, 1961. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 392 · 367 U.S. 374 (1961) · Cited 530 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- John Marshall Harlan · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · 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.
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United States · 319 U.S. 190 (1943)
- Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc. · 344 U.S. 344 (1953)
- Bates & Guild Co. v. Payne · 194 U.S. 106 (1904)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
- Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp · 467 U.S. 691 (1984)
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
- Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
- Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. · 529 U.S. 861 (2000)
- United States v. Yazell · 382 U.S. 341 (1966)
- City of New York v. Federal Communications Commission · 486 U.S. 57 (1988)
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