City of Riverside et al. v. Rivera et al.

Decided June 27, 1986. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 85-224 · 477 U.S. 561 (1986) · Cited 1,221 times

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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.

• Hensley v. Eckerhart · 461 U.S. 424 (1983)
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Blum v. Stenson · 465 U.S. 886 (1984)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society · 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
• Hughes v. Rowe · 449 U.S. 5 (1980)
• Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 434 U.S. 412 (1978)
• Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. · 390 U.S. 400 (1968)
• Marek v. Chesny · 473 U.S. 1 (1985)

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• Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air · 483 U.S. 711 (1987)
• Farrar v. Hobby · 506 U.S. 103 (1992)
• Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. Agyei · 491 U.S. 274 (1989)
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. City of New York · 590 U.S. 336 (2020)
• Fox v. Vice · 563 U.S. 826 (2011)
• Blanchard v. Bergeron · 489 U.S. 87 (1989)
• Venegas v. Mitchell · 495 U.S. 82 (1990)
• Commissioner v. Banks · 543 U.S. 426 (2005)

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