Alabama et al. v. Pugh et al.

Decided July 3, 1978. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-1107 · 438 U.S. 781 (1978) · Cited 1,914 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury · 323 U.S. 459 (1945)
• Worcester County Trust Co. v. Riley · 302 U.S. 292 (1937)

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• Quern v. Jordan · 440 U.S. 332 (1979)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Rhodes v. Chapman · 452 U.S. 337 (1981)
• Florida Department of State v. Treasure Salvors, Inc. · 458 U.S. 670 (1982)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Kentucky v. Graham · 473 U.S. 159 (1985)
• Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. · 506 U.S. 139 (1993)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of Idaho · 521 U.S. 261 (1997)
• Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing · 474 U.S. 214 (1985)
• Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation · 513 U.S. 30 (1994)
• Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney · 495 U.S. 299 (1990)

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