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455 U.S. 986

Florida v. Royer

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1982-03-01

Relies on Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board

Cited together with United States v. Security Industrial Bank · Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp.

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Decided 1982-03-01

How this case has been cited

Cited by 1,420 later decisions (18 by the Supreme Court) — most recently June 2025 · most notably Hensley v. Eckerhart (1983), United States v. Sokolow (1989)

802 federal appellate · 45 district · 152 state decisions — followed in 31 states

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¶1Dist. Ct. App. Fla., 3d Dist. [Certiorari granted, 454 U. S. 1079.] Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for additional time for oral argument granted, and five additional minutes allotted for that purpose. Respondent also allotted an additional five minutes for oral argument.

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