Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York et al. v. Tomanio

Decided May 19, 1980. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-424 · 446 U.S. 478 (1980) · Cited 1,250 times

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How the Justices voted

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.

• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 421 U.S. 454 (1975)
• Robertson v. Wegmann · 436 U.S. 584 (1978)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor · 353 U.S. 364 (1957)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc. · 429 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Bishop v. Wood · 426 U.S. 341 (1976)
• Love v. Pullman Co. · 404 U.S. 522 (1972)
• Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 227 U.S. 278 (1913)
• O'Sullivan v. Felix · 233 U.S. 318 (1914)

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• Chardon v. Fumero Soto · 462 U.S. 650 (1983)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• Burnett v. Grattan · 468 U.S. 42 (1984)
• Hardin v. Straub · 490 U.S. 536 (1989)
• Jones v. R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. · 541 U.S. 369 (2004)
• Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. · 571 U.S. 99 (2013)
• Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson · 581 U.S. 224 (2017)
• Heck v. Humphrey · 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Owens v. Okure · 488 U.S. 235 (1989)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
• Haring v. Prosise · 462 U.S. 306 (1983)
• West v. Conrail · 481 U.S. 35 (1987)
• South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc. · 476 U.S. 498 (1986)

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