United States v. Taylor
Decided June 24, 1988. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 87-573 · 487 U.S. 326 (1988) · Cited 527 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 4
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
- United States v. Rojas-Contreras · 474 U.S. 231 (1985)
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno · 454 U.S. 235 (1981)
- United States v. Marion · 404 U.S. 307 (1971)
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- Gall v. United States · 552 U.S. 38 (2007)
- Rita v. United States · 551 U.S. 338 (2007)
- Bloate v. United States · 559 U.S. 196 (2010)
- New York v. Hill · 528 U.S. 110 (2000)
- Chavez-Meza v. United States · 585 U.S. 109 (2018)
- Martel v. Clair · 565 U.S. 648 (2012)
- United States v. Tsarnaev · 595 U.S. 302 (2022)
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