Barr et al. v. City of Columbia
Decided June 22, 1964. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 9 · 378 U.S. 146 (1964) · Cited 123 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 3
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg · filed a concurring opinion
- Earl Warren
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
- Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
- Thompson v. City of Louisville · 362 U.S. 199 (1960)
- Wright v. Georgia · 373 U.S. 284 (1963)
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
- Terminiello v. Chicago · 337 U.S. 1 (1949)
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Flowers · 377 U.S. 288 (1964)
- Peterson v. City of Greenville · 373 U.S. 244 (1963)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
- Harris v. Reed · 489 U.S. 255 (1989)
- Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
- Johnson v. Mississippi · 486 U.S. 578 (1988)
- Ford v. Georgia · 498 U.S. 411 (1991)
- Walker v. City of Birmingham · 388 U.S. 307 (1967)
- Dugger v. Adams · 489 U.S. 401 (1989)
- James v. Kentucky · 466 U.S. 341 (1984)
- Hathorn v. Lovorn · 457 U.S. 255 (1982)
- Jimmy Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equalization of California · 493 U.S. 378 (1990)
- Cruz v. Arizona · 598 U.S. 17 (2023)
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