Cannon v. University of Chicago et al.

Decided May 14, 1979. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-926 · 441 U.S. 677 (1979) · Cited 2,763 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.

• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Allen v. State Board of Elections · 393 U.S. 544 (1969)
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Rigsby · 241 U.S. 33 (1916)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad Passengers · 414 U.S. 453 (1974)
• Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc. · 396 U.S. 229 (1969)
• Calhoon v. Harvey · 379 U.S. 134 (1964)
• Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States · 389 U.S. 191 (1967)
• Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Barbour · 421 U.S. 412 (1975)
• Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 404 U.S. 6 (1971)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Central Airlines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 682 (1963)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Wheeldin v. Wheeler · 373 U.S. 647 (1963)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Piper v. Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. · 430 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Hills v. Gautreaux · 425 U.S. 284 (1976)
• T. I. M. E. Inc. v. United States · 359 U.S. 464 (1959)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
• Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 421 U.S. 454 (1975)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)

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• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Grove City College v. Bell · 465 U.S. 555 (1984)
• Gonzaga University v. Doe · 536 U.S. 273 (2002)
• Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 552 U.S. 148 (2008)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education · 544 U.S. 167 (2005)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• California v. Sierra Club · 451 U.S. 287 (1981)
• Lane v. Pena · 518 U.S. 187 (1996)
• North Haven Board of Education v. Bell · 456 U.S. 512 (1982)
• Universities Research Assn., Inc. v. Coutu · 450 U.S. 754 (1981)
• Jett v. Dallas Independent School District · 491 U.S. 701 (1989)
• Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Thompson v. Thompson · 484 U.S. 174 (1988)
• Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
• Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn. · 496 U.S. 498 (1990)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Barnes v. Gorman · 536 U.S. 181 (2002)
• Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee · 555 U.S. 246 (2009)
• Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
• Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education · 526 U.S. 629 (1999)
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams · 544 U.S. 113 (2005)
• Gomez-Perez v. Potter · 553 U.S. 474 (2008)
• Correctional Services Corp. v. Malesko · 534 U.S. 61 (2001)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)

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