Briscoe et al. v. Lahue et al.

Decided March 7, 1983. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-1404 · 460 U.S. 325 (1983) · Cited 2,053 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.

• Imbler v. Pachtman · 424 U.S. 409 (1976)
• Pierson v. Ray · 386 U.S. 547 (1967)
• Tenney v. Brandhove · 341 U.S. 367 (1951)
• Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · 453 U.S. 247 (1981)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• United States v. Agurs · 427 U.S. 97 (1976)
• Stump v. Sparkman · 435 U.S. 349 (1978)
• Cuyler v. Sullivan · 446 U.S. 335 (1980)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Owen v. City of Independence · 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Dennis v. Sparks · 449 U.S. 24 (1980)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp. · 320 U.S. 344 (1943)
• Peters v. Kiff · 407 U.S. 493 (1972)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• Barron Ex Rel. Tiernan v. Mayor of Baltimore · 32 U.S. 243 (1833)
• Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu · 450 U.S. 754 (1981)
• United States v. Heirs of Boisdoré · 49 U.S. 113 (1849)
• Ferri v. Ackerman · 444 U.S. 193 (1979)
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission · 455 U.S. 577 (1982)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Rehberg v. Paulk · 566 U.S. 356 (2012)
• Burns v. Reed · 500 U.S. 478 (1991)
• Kalina v. Fletcher · 522 U.S. 118 (1997)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
• United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610 v. Scott · 463 U.S. 825 (1983)
• Richardson v. McKnight · 521 U.S. 399 (1997)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• City of Oklahoma v. Tuttle · 471 U.S. 808 (1985)
• Smith v. Wade · 461 U.S. 30 (1983)
• Cleavinger v. Saxner · 474 U.S. 193 (1985)
• Tower v. Glover · 467 U.S. 914 (1984)
• Papasan v. Allain · 478 U.S. 265 (1986)
• Albright v. Oliver · 510 U.S. 266 (1994)
• Malley v. Briggs · 475 U.S. 335 (1986)
• Buckley v. Fitzsimmons · 509 U.S. 259 (1993)
• Forrester v. White · 484 U.S. 219 (1988)
• Owens v. Okure · 488 U.S. 235 (1989)
• University of Tennessee v. Elliott · 478 U.S. 788 (1986)
• Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Solimino · 501 U.S. 104 (1991)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• United States v. Rodgers · 461 U.S. 677 (1983)

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