Abel v. United States

Abel v. United States
Argued February 24–25, 1959
Reargued November 9, 1959
Decided March 28, 1960
Full case nameRudolf Ivanovich Abel, alias Mark, alias Collins, alias Goldfus v. United States
Citations362 U.S. 217 (more)
80 S. Ct. 683; 4 L. Ed. 2d 668
Case history
PriorUnited States v. Abel, 155 F. Supp. 8 (E.D.N.Y. 1957); aff'd, 258 F.2d 485 (2d Cir. 1958); cert. granted, 358 U.S. 813 (1958).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by Clark, Harlan, Whittaker, Stewart
DissentDouglas, joined by Black
DissentBrennan, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

Abel v. United States, 362 U.S. 217 (1960), was a United States Supreme Court case.