Board of Regents of the University of Texas System v. New Left Education Project et al.
Decided January 24, 1972. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 70-55 · 404 U.S. 541 (1972) · Cited 126 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–1.
Majority · 6
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting 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.
- Moody v. Flowers · 387 U.S. 97 (1967)
- Phillips v. United States · 312 U.S. 246 (1941)
- McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education · 339 U.S. 637 (1950)
- Rorick v. Board of Comm'rs of Everglades Drainage Dist. · 307 U.S. 208 (1939)
- Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. Dodge · 295 U.S. 89 (1935)
- Allen v. State Board of Elections · 393 U.S. 544 (1969)
- Ex Parte Public National Bank of New York · 278 U.S. 101 (1928)
- Ex Parte Collins · 277 U.S. 565 (1928)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
- Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)
- Holt Civic Club v. City of Tuscaloosa · 439 U.S. 60 (1978)
- Abbott v. Perez · 585 U.S. 579 (2018)
- Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)
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