Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District, Westchester County, et al. v. Rowley, by Her Parents, Rowley et Ux.

Decided June 28, 1982. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1002 · 458 U.S. 176 (1982) · Cited 2,878 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co. · 456 U.S. 595 (1982)
• Murphy v. Hunt · 455 U.S. 478 (1982)
• Weinstein v. Bradford · 423 U.S. 147 (1975)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)
• 62 Cases of Jam v. United States · 340 U.S. 593 (1951)

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• Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Dist. RE–1 · 580 U.S. 386 (2017)
• Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools · 580 U.S. 154 (2017)
• Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. Weast · 546 U.S. 49 (2005)
• Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
• Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy · 548 U.S. 291 (2006)
• Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez · 561 U.S. 661 (2010)
• Winkelman Ex Rel. Winkelman v. Parma City School District · 550 U.S. 516 (2007)
• Irving Independent School District v. Tatro · 468 U.S. 883 (1984)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education · 471 U.S. 359 (1985)
• City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons · 522 U.S. 156 (1997)
• Honig v. Doe · 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
• School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline · 480 U.S. 273 (1987)
• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier · 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
• Florence County School District Four v. Carter Ex Rel. Carter · 510 U.S. 7 (1993)
• Olmstead v. L.C. · 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
• Dellmuth v. Muth · 491 U.S. 223 (1989)

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