City of Los Angeles, California v. Patel

Decided June 22, 2015. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 13-1175 · 576 U.S. 409 (2015) · Cited 240 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• New York v. Burger · 482 U.S. 691 (1987)
• Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc. · 436 U.S. 307 (1978)
• Sibron v. New York · 392 U.S. 40 (1968)
• Donovan v. Dewey · 452 U.S. 594 (1981)
• Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · 387 U.S. 523 (1967)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Donovan v. Lone Steer, Inc. · 464 U.S. 408 (1984)
• United States v. Biswell · 406 U.S. 311 (1972)
• Colonnade Catering Corp. v. United States · 397 U.S. 72 (1970)
• See v. City of Seattle · 387 U.S. 541 (1967)
• Brigham City v. Stuart · 547 U.S. 398 (2006)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 489 U.S. 602 (1989)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Payton v. New York · 445 U.S. 573 (1980)
• District of Columbia v. Heller · 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
• Arizona v. Gant · 556 U.S. 332 (2009)
• Griffin v. Wisconsin · 483 U.S. 868 (1987)
• Ohio v. Robinette · 519 U.S. 33 (1996)
• Florida v. Jardines · 569 U.S. 1 (2013)
• Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton · 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
• Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party · 552 U.S. 442 (2008)
• City of Indianapolis v. Edmond · 531 U.S. 32 (2000)
• Illinois v. Krull · 480 U.S. 340 (1987)
• Mancusi v. DeForte · 392 U.S. 364 (1968)
• Illinois v. McArthur · 531 U.S. 326 (2001)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Chandler v. Miller · 520 U.S. 305 (1997)
• Ferguson v. City of Charleston · 532 U.S. 67 (2001)

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