Adler et al. v. Board of Education of the City of New York

Decided March 3, 1952. Sherman Minton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 8 · 342 U.S. 485 (1952) · Cited 385 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Garner v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles · 341 U.S. 716 (1951)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty. · 333 U.S. 203 (1948)
• Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · 325 U.S. 450 (1945)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• Gitlow v. New York · 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Doremus v. Board of Ed. of Hawthorne · 342 U.S. 429 (1952)
• Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. Turnipseed · 219 U.S. 35 (1910)
• Plymouth Coal Co. v. Pennsylvania · 232 U.S. 531 (1914)
• Asbury Hospital v. Cass County · 326 U.S. 207 (1945)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Wieman v. Updegraff · 344 U.S. 183 (1952)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City · 350 U.S. 551 (1956)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278 (1961)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia · 357 U.S. 399 (1958)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. Allen · 392 U.S. 236 (1968)
• Ullmann v. United States · 350 U.S. 422 (1956)
• University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 493 U.S. 182 (1990)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Ambach v. Norwick · 441 U.S. 68 (1979)
• Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Barsky v. Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York · 347 U.S. 442 (1954)
• Uphaus v. Wyman · 360 U.S. 72 (1959)
• Perez v. Brownell · 356 U.S. 44 (1958)

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