Supreme Court of the United States
United States v. Williams
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- May 19, 2008
- Case
- United States v. Williams
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Stevens, with whom Justice Breyer joins, concurring. My conclusion that this statutory provision is not facially unconstitutional is buttressed by two interrelated considerations on which the Court finds it unnecessary to rely. First, I believe the result to be compelled by the principle that “every reasonable construction must be resorted to, in order…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | May 19, 2008 |
| Opinion | Antonin Scalia | May 19, 2008 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | May 19, 2008 |