Arizona, et al., Petitioners v. the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., et al.

Decided June 17, 2013. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 12-71 · 570 U.S. 1 (2013) · Cited 282 times

Holding

Arizona's evidence-of-citizenship requirement, as applied to Federal Form applicants, is pre-empted by the NVRA's mandate that States “accept and use” the Federal Form.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Oregon v. Mitchell · 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
• United States v. Gradwell · 243 U.S. 476 (1917)
• Purcell v. Gonzalez · 549 U.S. 1 (2006)
• U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
• Smiley v. Holm · 285 U.S. 355 (1932)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Smith v. United States · 508 U.S. 223 (1993)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut · 479 U.S. 208 (1986)
• Roudebush v. Hartke · 405 U.S. 15 (1972)
• Zadvydas v. Davis · 533 U.S. 678 (2001)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• United States v. Classic · 313 U.S. 299 (1941)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
• Whitman v. American Trucking Assns., Inc. · 531 U.S. 457 (2001)
• Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs' Legal Committee · 531 U.S. 341 (2001)
• Nichols v. United States · 511 U.S. 738 (1994)
• Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. Breiner · 532 U.S. 141 (2001)
• Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee · 489 U.S. 214 (1989)
• Altria Group, Inc. v. Good · 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
• Bush v. Gore · 531 U.S. 98 (2000)
• Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC · 544 U.S. 431 (2005)
• Ex Parte Yarbrough · 110 U.S. 651 (1884)
• Radlax Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank · 566 U.S. 639 (2012)
• McPherson v. Blacker · 146 U.S. 1 (1892)
• HCSC-Laundry v. United States · 450 U.S. 1 (1981)

Cited by

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

• Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute · 584 U.S. 756 (2018)
• Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n · 576 U.S. 787 (2015)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)
• Shelby County v. Holder · 570 U.S. 529 (2013)

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