Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis et al. v. Jacobs et al.
Decided February 18, 1975. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 73-1347 · 420 U.S. 128 (1975) · Cited 368 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
Dissenting · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
- Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
- Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
- New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
- Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe · 402 U.S. 415 (1971)
- Blount v. Rizzi · 400 U.S. 410 (1971)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper · 445 U.S. 326 (1980)
- Baxter v. Palmigiano · 425 U.S. 308 (1976)
- Kremens v. Bartley · 431 U.S. 119 (1977)
- Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
- Weinstein v. Bradford · 423 U.S. 147 (1975)
- Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler · 427 U.S. 424 (1976)
- Youakim v. Miller · 425 U.S. 231 (1976)
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