Cameron et al. v. Johnson, Governor of Mississippi, et al.

Decided April 22, 1968. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 699 · 390 U.S. 611 (1968) · Cited 595 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 559 (1965)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• City of Greenwood v. Peacock · 384 U.S. 808 (1966)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette · 319 U.S. 157 (1943)
• Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490 (1949)
• Thompson v. City of Louisville · 362 U.S. 199 (1960)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• Brown v. Louisiana · 383 U.S. 131 (1966)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Flowers · 377 U.S. 288 (1964)
• Ashton v. Kentucky · 384 U.S. 195 (1966)
• Wright v. Georgia · 373 U.S. 284 (1963)

Cited by

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• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)
• Allee v. Medrano · 416 U.S. 802 (1974)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · 405 U.S. 538 (1972)
• United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations · 453 U.S. 114 (1981)
• Coates v. City of Cincinnati · 402 U.S. 611 (1971)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• Juidice v. Vail · 430 U.S. 327 (1977)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• McConnell v. Federal Election Commission · 540 U.S. 93 (2003)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)

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