Bazemore et al. v. Friday et al.

Decided July 1, 1986. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 85-93 · 478 U.S. 385 (1986) · Cited 677 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.

• Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
• United Air Lines, Inc. v. Evans · 431 U.S. 553 (1977)
• Hazelwood School District v. United States · 433 U.S. 299 (1977)
• United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens · 460 U.S. 711 (1983)
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Gilmore v. City of Montgomery · 417 U.S. 556 (1974)
• Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · 450 U.S. 248 (1981)
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
• General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 446 U.S. 318 (1980)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty. · 396 U.S. 320 (1970)
• Louisiana v. United States · 380 U.S. 145 (1965)
• Watson v. City of Memphis · 373 U.S. 526 (1963)
• Mayor of Baltimore City v. Dawson · 350 U.S. 877 (1955)

Cited by

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

• Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc. · 550 U.S. 618 (2007)
• United States v. Fordice · 505 U.S. 717 (1992)
• McCleskey v. Kemp · 481 U.S. 279 (1987)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Lorance v. At&t Technologies, Inc. · 490 U.S. 900 (1989)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · 536 U.S. 101 (2002)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)

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