Blum, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, et al. v. Yaretsky et al.

Decided June 25, 1982. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1952 · 457 U.S. 991 (1982) · Cited 2,224 times

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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.

• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
• Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co. · 419 U.S. 345 (1974)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood · 441 U.S. 91 (1979)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• Marsh v. Alabama · 326 U.S. 501 (1946)
• Civil Rights Cases · 109 U.S. 3 (1883)
• Pennsylvania v. West Virginia · 262 U.S. 553 (1923)
• Peterson v. City of Greenville · 373 U.S. 244 (1963)

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• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• West v. Atkins · 487 U.S. 42 (1988)
• Lewis v. Casey · 518 U.S. 343 (1996)
• Clapper v. Amnesty International USA · 568 U.S. 398 (2013)
• Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. · 500 U.S. 614 (1991)
• Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · 513 U.S. 374 (1995)
• City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation · 538 U.S. 188 (2003)
• Summers v. Earth Island Institute · 555 U.S. 488 (2009)
• Lindke v. Freed · 601 U.S. 187 (2024)
• Georgia v. McCollum · 505 U.S. 42 (1992)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Tarkanian · 488 U.S. 179 (1988)
• Grove City College v. Bell · 465 U.S. 555 (1984)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Renne v. Geary · 501 U.S. 312 (1991)
• Murthy v. Missouri · 603 U.S. 43 (2024)
• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC · 603 U.S. 707 (2024)

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