Bethune-Hill v. Va Bd. of Elections
Decided March 1, 2017. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 15-680 · 580 U.S. 178 (2017) · Cited 65 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 6
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · 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.
- Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
- Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama · 575 U.S. 254 (2015)
- Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
- Shaw v. Reno · 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
- League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry · 548 U.S. 399 (2006)
- Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education · 476 U.S. 267 (1986)
- Shelby County v. Holder · 570 U.S. 529 (2013)
- Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder · 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
- Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena · 515 U.S. 200 (1995)
- Grutter v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
- Hunt v. Cromartie · 526 U.S. 541 (1999)
- Plessy v. Ferguson · 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
- Rose v. Mitchell · 443 U.S. 545 (1979)
- Shaw v. Hunt · 517 U.S. 899 (1996)
- Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads · 575 U.S. 43 (2015)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Cooper v. Harris · 581 U.S. 285 (2017)
- Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill · 587 U.S. 658 (2019)
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