Young v. United States Ex Rel. Vuitton et Fils S. a. et al.

Decided May 26, 1987. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 85-1329 · 481 U.S. 787 (1987) · Cited 815 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Bloom v. Illinois · 391 U.S. 194 (1968)
• In Re Debs · 158 U.S. 564 (1895)
• The United States v. Hudson and Goodwin · 11 U.S. 32 (1812)
• Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc. · 446 U.S. 238 (1980)
• Vasquez v. Hillery · 474 U.S. 254 (1986)
• Michaelson v. United States Ex Rel. Chicago, St. P., M. & OR Co. · 266 U.S. 42 (1924)
• Chapman v. California · 386 U.S. 18 (1967)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Delaware v. Van Arsdall · 475 U.S. 673 (1986)
• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• Rose v. Clark · 478 U.S. 570 (1986)
• United States v. Hasting · 461 U.S. 499 (1983)
• Offutt v. United States · 348 U.S. 11 (1954)
• Ex Parte Robinson · 86 U.S. 505 (1874)
• Cheff v. Schnackenberg · 384 U.S. 373 (1966)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Berger v. United States · 295 U.S. 78 (1935)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333 (1966)
• Holloway v. Arkansas · 435 U.S. 475 (1978)
• In Re Oliver · 333 U.S. 257 (1948)
• Fahy v. Connecticut · 375 U.S. 85 (1963)
• Shillitani v. United States · 384 U.S. 364 (1966)
• Cooke v. United States · 267 U.S. 517 (1925)
• Ward v. Village of Monroeville · 409 U.S. 57 (1972)
• United States v. Payner · 447 U.S. 727 (1980)
• Muskrat v. United States · 219 U.S. 346 (1911)
• United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc. · 463 U.S. 418 (1983)
• Ballard v. United States · 329 U.S. 187 (1946)
• Green v. United States · 356 U.S. 165 (1958)

Cited by

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

• United States v. Providence Journal Co. · 485 U.S. 693 (1988)
• Hollingsworth v. Perry · 570 U.S. 693 (2013)
• United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688 (1993)
• Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. · 501 U.S. 32 (1991)
• Taggart v. Lorenzen · 587 U.S. 554 (2019)
• Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
• International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwell · 512 U.S. 821 (1994)
• Morrison v. Olson · 487 U.S. 654 (1988)
• Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America · 511 U.S. 375 (1994)
• Albright v. Oliver · 510 U.S. 266 (1994)
• Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of Iowa · 490 U.S. 296 (1989)
• Mickens v. Taylor · 535 U.S. 162 (2002)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)
• Sun Oil Co. v. Wortman · 486 U.S. 717 (1988)

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