City of Eastlake et al. v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

Decided June 21, 1976. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-1563 · 426 U.S. 668 (1976) · Cited 310 times

Holding

The city charter amendment does not violate the due process rights of a landowner who applies for a zoning change.

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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.

• Eubank v. City of Richmond · 226 U.S. 137 (1912)
• James v. Valtierra · 402 U.S. 137 (1971)
• Washington Ex Rel. Seattle Title Trust Co. v. Roberge · 278 U.S. 116 (1928)
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365 (1926)
• Thomas Cusack Co. v. City of Chicago · 242 U.S. 526 (1917)
• Hunter v. Erickson · 393 U.S. 385 (1969)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Yakus v. United States · 321 U.S. 414 (1944)
• McGautha v. California · 402 U.S. 183 (1971)
• Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado · 377 U.S. 713 (1964)

Cited by

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

• Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n · 576 U.S. 787 (2015)
• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation · 538 U.S. 188 (2003)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• Delaware Tribal Business Committee v. Weeks · 430 U.S. 73 (1977)

Official text

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1976). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).