Rainwater v. United States
356 U.S. 590 · Decided May 26, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rainwater v. United States was decided on May 26, 1958 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous economic regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 356 U.S. 590 · 78 S. Ct. 946 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 996 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1759
- Docket number
- 276
- Decided
- May 26, 1958
- Argued
- April 2, 1958
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous economic regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- False Claims Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
Full case caption
Rainwater et Al., Doing Business as R. S. Rainwater & Sons, et al. v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-102, docket 1957-102-01.
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