Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky

Decided February 28, 1973. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-6516 · 410 U.S. 484 (1973) · Cited 2,787 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Ahrens v. Clark · 335 U.S. 188 (1948)
• Peyton v. Rowe · 391 U.S. 54 (1968)
• Smith v. Hooey · 393 U.S. 374 (1969)
• Nelson v. George · 399 U.S. 224 (1970)
• United States v. Hayman · 342 U.S. 205 (1952)
• McNally v. Hill · 293 U.S. 131 (1934)
• Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
• Carafas v. LaVallee · 391 U.S. 234 (1968)
• Jones v. Cunningham · 371 U.S. 236 (1963)
• Burns v. Wilson · 346 U.S. 137 (1953)
• Ex Parte Endo · 323 U.S. 283 (1945)
• Schlanger v. Seamans · 401 U.S. 487 (1971)
• Baker v. Grice · 169 U.S. 284 (1898)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• Hoffman v. Blaski · 363 U.S. 335 (1960)
• Darr v. Burford · 339 U.S. 200 (1950)
• Walker v. Johnston · 312 U.S. 275 (1941)
• Ex Parte Hawk · 321 U.S. 114 (1944)
• Ex Parte Hull · 312 U.S. 546 (1941)
• United States Ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles · 350 U.S. 11 (1955)
• Stefanelli v. Minard · 342 U.S. 117 (1951)
• Wales v. Whitney · 114 U.S. 564 (1885)
• Cleveland v. United States · 329 U.S. 14 (1946)
• Strait v. Laird · 406 U.S. 341 (1972)
• Marino v. Ragen · 332 U.S. 561 (1947)
• Young v. Ragen · 337 U.S. 235 (1949)
• In Re Loney · 134 U.S. 372 (1890)
• In Re Frederich · 149 U.S. 70 (1893)
• In Re Duncan · 139 U.S. 449 (1891)

Cited by

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• Rumsfeld v. Padilla · 542 U.S. 426 (2004)
• Rasul v. Bush · 542 U.S. 466 (2004)
• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
• Rose v. Lundy · 455 U.S. 509 (1982)
• Preiser v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 475 (1973)
• Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty. · 411 U.S. 345 (1973)
• Teague v. Lane · 489 U.S. 288 (1989)
• Maleng v. Cook · 490 U.S. 488 (1989)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Leroy v. Great Western United Corp. · 443 U.S. 173 (1979)
• Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. Lydon · 466 U.S. 294 (1984)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Coleman v. Thompson · 501 U.S. 722 (1991)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne · 557 U.S. 52 (2009)
• McDonough v. Smith · 588 U.S. 109 (2019)
• Lehman Ex Rel. Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Services Agency · 458 U.S. 502 (1982)
• Central Virginia Community College v. Katz · 546 U.S. 356 (2006)
• Estelle v. Dorrough · 420 U.S. 534 (1975)

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