Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1959 · decided Dec 7, 1959

West v. United States et al.

In plain language

  • West v. United States, OT 1959, December 7, 1959.
  • Citation: 361 U.S. 118.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1959-12-07 (October Term 1959). Citation: 361 U.S. 118. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.