Aurelia Davis, as Next Friend of Lashonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education et al.

Decided May 24, 1999. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 97-843 · 526 U.S. 629 (1999) · Cited 1,743 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. · 523 U.S. 75 (1998)
• Summit Health, Ltd. v. Pinhas · 500 U.S. 322 (1991)
• Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson · 477 U.S. 57 (1986)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• South Dakota v. Dole · 483 U.S. 203 (1987)
• City of Canton v. Harris · 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
• Faragher v. City of Boca Raton · 524 U.S. 775 (1998)
• Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton · 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
• United States v. Butler · 297 U.S. 1 (1936)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41 (1957)
• Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232 (1974)
• Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown · 520 U.S. 397 (1997)
• Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth · 524 U.S. 742 (1998)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Goss v. Lopez · 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
• New Jersey v. T. L. O. · 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Smith · 525 U.S. 459 (1999)
• Bennett v. Kentucky Department of Education · 470 U.S. 656 (1985)

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• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education · 544 U.S. 167 (2005)
• Barnes v. Gorman · 536 U.S. 181 (2002)
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · 550 U.S. 544 (2007)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
• Department of Education v. Louisiana · 603 U.S. 866 (2024)

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