Burns, Governor of Hawaii v. Richardson et al.

Decided April 25, 1966. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 318 · 384 U.S. 73 (1966) · Cited 476 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. Tawes · 377 U.S. 656 (1964)
• Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
• Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado · 377 U.S. 713 (1964)
• WMCA, Inc. v. Lomenzo · 377 U.S. 633 (1964)
• Fortson v. Dorsey · 379 U.S. 433 (1965)
• Davis v. Mann · 377 U.S. 678 (1964)
• McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
• Roman v. Sincock · 377 U.S. 695 (1964)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• United States v. Hark · 320 U.S. 531 (1944)

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• Wise v. Lipscomb · 437 U.S. 535 (1978)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
• McDaniel v. Sanchez · 452 U.S. 130 (1981)
• Gaffney v. Cummings · 412 U.S. 735 (1973)
• White v. Regester · 412 U.S. 755 (1973)
• White v. Weiser · 412 U.S. 783 (1973)
• Lockett v. Ohio · 438 U.S. 586 (1978)
• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Davis v. Bandemer · 478 U.S. 109 (1986)
• Connor v. Finch · 431 U.S. 407 (1977)
• Karcher v. Daggett · 462 U.S. 725 (1983)
• Rucho v. Common Cause · 588 U.S. 684 (2019)
• North Carolina v. Covington · 585 U.S. 969 (2018)
• Chisom v. Roemer · 501 U.S. 380 (1991)
• Hadley v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City · 397 U.S. 50 (1970)
• Vieth v. Jubelirer · 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
• Chapman v. Meier · 420 U.S. 1 (1975)
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry · 548 U.S. 399 (2006)
• Thornburg v. Gingles · 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
• U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
• Growe v. Emison · 507 U.S. 25 (1993)
• Mahan v. Howell · 410 U.S. 315 (1973)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
• Beer v. United States · 425 U.S. 130 (1976)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Brown v. Thomson · 462 U.S. 835 (1983)
• Abate v. Mundt · 403 U.S. 182 (1971)
• Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder · 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
• Connor v. Johnson · 402 U.S. 690 (1971)

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