Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority et al.

Decided April 17, 1961. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 164 · 365 U.S. 715 (1961) · Cited 1,835 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Civil Rights Cases · 109 U.S. 3 (1883)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Cooper v. Aaron · 358 U.S. 1 (1958)
• Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Comm'rs for Port of New Orleans · 330 U.S. 552 (1947)
• Herb v. Pitcairn · 324 U.S. 117 (1945)
• Musser v. Utah · 333 U.S. 95 (1948)

Cited by

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• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co. · 419 U.S. 345 (1974)
• Lebron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · 513 U.S. 374 (1995)
• Gilmore v. City of Montgomery · 417 U.S. 556 (1974)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Palmer v. Thompson · 403 U.S. 217 (1971)
• Rendell-Baker v. Kohn · 457 U.S. 830 (1982)
• Reitman v. Mulkey · 387 U.S. 369 (1967)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Tarkanian · 488 U.S. 179 (1988)
• Blum v. Yaretsky · 457 U.S. 991 (1982)
• Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co. · 500 U.S. 614 (1991)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Sullivan · 526 U.S. 40 (1999)
• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)
• Bell v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 226 (1964)
• DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services · 489 U.S. 189 (1989)
• Swain v. Alabama · 380 U.S. 202 (1965)
• Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn. · 531 U.S. 288 (2001)
• United States v. Guest · 383 U.S. 745 (1966)
• Evans v. Newton · 382 U.S. 296 (1966)
• Garner v. Louisiana · 368 U.S. 157 (1961)
• Griffin v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 130 (1964)
• Lombard v. Louisiana · 373 U.S. 267 (1963)
• Loving v. Virginia · 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• United States v. Price · 383 U.S. 787 (1966)

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