Alexander v. Louisiana

Decided April 3, 1972. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-5026 · 405 U.S. 625 (1972) · Cited 889 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• Fay v. New York · 332 U.S. 261 (1947)
• Hoyt v. Florida · 368 U.S. 57 (1961)
• Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty. · 396 U.S. 320 (1970)
• Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
• Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128 (1941)
• Ballard v. United States · 329 U.S. 187 (1946)
• Pierre v. Louisiana · 306 U.S. 354 (1939)
• Bradwell v. State · 83 U.S. 130 (1873)
• Glasser v. United States · 315 U.S. 60 (1942)
• Brown v. Allen · 344 U.S. 443 (1953)
• Hernandez v. Texas · 347 U.S. 475 (1954)
• Thiel v. Southern Pacific Co. · 328 U.S. 217 (1946)
• Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
• Whitus v. Georgia · 385 U.S. 545 (1967)
• Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
• Avery v. Georgia · 345 U.S. 559 (1953)
• Neal v. Delaware · 103 U.S. 370 (1881)
• Witherspoon v. Illinois · 391 U.S. 510 (1968)
• Napue v. Illinois · 360 U.S. 264 (1959)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
• Williams v. Florida · 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
• Turner v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 466 (1965)
• Ex Parte Virginia · 100 U.S. 339 (1880)
• Baldwin v. New York · 399 U.S. 66 (1970)
• Virginia v. Rives · 100 U.S. 313 (1880)
• Hill v. Texas · 316 U.S. 400 (1942)
• Patton v. Mississippi · 332 U.S. 463 (1947)
• Eubanks v. Louisiana · 356 U.S. 584 (1958)

Cited by

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

• Castaneda v. Partida · 430 U.S. 482 (1977)
• Batson v. Kentucky · 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
• Rose v. Mitchell · 443 U.S. 545 (1979)
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins · 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
• Powers v. Ohio · 499 U.S. 400 (1991)
• McCleskey v. Kemp · 481 U.S. 279 (1987)
• Davis v. United States · 411 U.S. 233 (1973)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Duren v. Missouri · 439 U.S. 357 (1979)
• Johnson v. Louisiana · 406 U.S. 356 (1972)
• Peters v. Kiff · 407 U.S. 493 (1972)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
• Tollett v. Henderson · 411 U.S. 258 (1973)
• Hamling v. United States · 418 U.S. 87 (1974)
• Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney · 442 U.S. 256 (1979)
• Wayte v. United States · 470 U.S. 598 (1985)
• Vasquez v. Hillery · 474 U.S. 254 (1986)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Johnson v. California · 545 U.S. 162 (2005)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Francis v. Henderson · 425 U.S. 536 (1976)
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C. · 467 U.S. 138 (1984)

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