United States v. Williams et al.

Decided April 23, 1951. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 26 · 341 U.S. 70 (1951) · Cited 132 times

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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.

• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
• United States v. Cruikshank · 92 U.S. 542 (1876)
• Sealfon v. United States · 332 U.S. 575 (1948)
• Ex Parte Yarbrough · 110 U.S. 651 (1884)
• United States v. Mosley · 238 U.S. 383 (1915)
• United States v. Waddell · 112 U.S. 76 (1884)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• United States v. Classic · 313 U.S. 299 (1941)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
• Civil Rights Cases · 109 U.S. 3 (1883)
• Nye & Nissen v. United States · 336 U.S. 613 (1949)
• Morrison v. California · 291 U.S. 82 (1934)
• Motes v. United States · 178 U.S. 458 (1900)
• Williams v. United States · 341 U.S. 97 (1951)
• Frohwerk v. United States · 249 U.S. 204 (1919)
• O'Sullivan v. Felix · 233 U.S. 318 (1914)
• Guinn v. United States · 238 U.S. 347 (1915)
• United States v. Williams · 341 U.S. 58 (1951)
• United States v. Gradwell · 243 U.S. 476 (1917)
• Riggins v. United States · 199 U.S. 547 (1905)

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Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• United States v. Price · 383 U.S. 787 (1966)
• United States v. Guest · 383 U.S. 745 (1966)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610 v. Scott · 463 U.S. 825 (1983)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Griffin v. Breckenridge · 403 U.S. 88 (1971)
• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• District of Columbia v. Carter · 409 U.S. 418 (1973)
• Anderson v. United States · 417 U.S. 211 (1974)
• Stefanelli v. Minard · 342 U.S. 117 (1951)
• Irvine v. California · 347 U.S. 128 (1954)
• Collins v. Hardyman · 341 U.S. 651 (1951)
• Rosenberg v. United States · 346 U.S. 273 (1953)

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