Baggett et al. v. Bullitt et al.

Decided June 1, 1964. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 220 · 377 U.S. 360 (1964) · Cited 1,188 times

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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.

• Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278 (1961)
• Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore · 341 U.S. 56 (1951)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Smith v. California · 361 U.S. 147 (1959)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin · 323 U.S. 101 (1944)
• Stromberg v. California · 283 U.S. 359 (1931)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Champlin Rfg. Co. v. Corporation Commission of Oklahoma · 286 U.S. 210 (1932)
• American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
• City of Chicago v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 357 U.S. 77 (1958)
• Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio v. United Fuel Gas Co. · 317 U.S. 456 (1943)
• Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor · 353 U.S. 364 (1957)
• Albertson v. Millard, Attorney General · 345 U.S. 242 (1953)
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
• Winters v. New York · 333 U.S. 507 (1948)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson · 343 U.S. 495 (1952)
• Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · 325 U.S. 450 (1945)
• Torcaso v. Watkins · 367 U.S. 488 (1961)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Herndon v. Lowry · 301 U.S. 242 (1937)
• Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York · 342 U.S. 485 (1952)
• Poulos v. New Hampshire · 345 U.S. 395 (1953)

Cited by

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• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
• Procunier v. Martinez · 416 U.S. 396 (1974)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc. · 482 U.S. 569 (1987)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• City of Houston v. Hill · 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
• Laird v. Tatum · 408 U.S. 1 (1972)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Gooding v. Wilson · 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)
• Whitehill v. Elkins · 389 U.S. 54 (1967)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · 424 U.S. 800 (1976)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. · 455 U.S. 489 (1982)
• Miller v. California · 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 407 U.S. 297 (1972)
• Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)

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