Bailey et al. v. Patterson et al.

Decided February 26, 1962. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 643 · 369 U.S. 31 (1962) · Cited 730 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Phillips v. United States · 312 U.S. 246 (1941)
• Ex Parte Poresky · 290 U.S. 30 (1933)
• McCabe v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 235 U.S. 151 (1914)
• Evers v. Dwyer · 358 U.S. 202 (1958)
• Morgan v. Virginia · 328 U.S. 373 (1946)
• Boynton v. Virginia · 364 U.S. 454 (1960)
• Mitchell v. United States · 313 U.S. 80 (1941)

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• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)
• Allee v. Medrano · 416 U.S. 802 (1974)
• Hagans v. Lavine · 415 U.S. 528 (1974)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• Goosby v. Osser · 409 U.S. 512 (1973)
• Norton Ex Rel. Chiles v. Mathews · 427 U.S. 524 (1976)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Harris v. McRae · 448 U.S. 297 (1980)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War · 418 U.S. 208 (1974)
• East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez · 431 U.S. 395 (1977)
• Hicks v. Miranda · 422 U.S. 332 (1975)
• Diamond v. Charles · 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
• Linda RS v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)
• Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · 379 U.S. 241 (1964)
• Hall v. Beals · 396 U.S. 45 (1969)
• Brown v. Plata · 563 U.S. 493 (2011)
• Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · 476 U.S. 747 (1986)
• Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. Epstein · 370 U.S. 713 (1962)
• Richardson v. Ramirez · 418 U.S. 24 (1974)
• Palmer v. Thompson · 403 U.S. 217 (1971)
• Kremens v. Bartley · 431 U.S. 119 (1977)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• H. L. v. Matheson · 450 U.S. 398 (1981)
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Air Lines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 714 (1963)
• Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College · 600 U.S. 181 (2023)
• Shapiro v. McManus · 577 U.S. 39 (2015)

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