United States v. Township of Muskegon et al.
Decided March 3, 1958. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 37 · 355 U.S. 484 (1958) · Cited 140 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Charles Evans Whittaker · filed a dissenting opinion
- Harold Hitz Burton
“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.
- Curry v. United States · 314 U.S. 14 (1941)
- James v. Dravo Contracting Co. · 302 U.S. 134 (1937)
- United States v. County of Allegheny · 322 U.S. 174 (1944)
- Alabama v. King & Boozer · 314 U.S. 1 (1941)
- United States v. City of Detroit · 355 U.S. 466 (1958)
- City of Detroit v. Murray Corp. of America · 355 U.S. 489 (1958)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. County of Fresno · 429 U.S. 452 (1977)
- United States v. Boyd · 378 U.S. 39 (1964)
- United States v. New Mexico · 455 U.S. 720 (1982)
- First Agricultural National Bank of Berkshire County v. State Tax Commission · 392 U.S. 339 (1968)
- South Carolina v. Regan · 465 U.S. 367 (1984)
- Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School District · 361 U.S. 376 (1960)
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