City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power et al. v. Manhart et al.

Decided April 25, 1978. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-1810 · 435 U.S. 702 (1978) · Cited 734 times

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Decided 6–2.

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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.

• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Geduldig v. Aiello · 417 U.S. 484 (1974)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty · 434 U.S. 136 (1977)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
• Frontiero v. Richardson · 411 U.S. 677 (1973)
• Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)

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• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement v. Johnson Controls, Inc. · 499 U.S. 187 (1991)
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• Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 462 U.S. 669 (1983)
• Comcast Corp. v. National Assn. of African-American Owned Media · 589 U.S. 327 (2020)
• Olmstead v. L.C. · 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
• Connecticut v. Teal · 457 U.S. 440 (1982)
• Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins · 490 U.S. 228 (1989)
• Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation · 509 U.S. 86 (1993)
• Nachman Corp. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 446 U.S. 359 (1980)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 497 U.S. 547 (1990)
• Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. · 510 U.S. 17 (1993)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · 536 U.S. 101 (2002)
• Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson · 477 U.S. 57 (1986)
• Miller-El v. Dretke · 545 U.S. 231 (2005)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston · 469 U.S. 111 (1985)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins · 507 U.S. 604 (1993)
• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397 (1979)
• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus · 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 458 U.S. 219 (1982)
• Caban v. Mohammed · 441 U.S. 380 (1979)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• California Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Guerra · 479 U.S. 272 (1987)
• Heckler v. Mathews · 465 U.S. 728 (1984)
• Quern v. Mandley · 436 U.S. 725 (1978)

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