City of St. Louis v. James H. Praprotnik

Decided March 2, 1988. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-772 · 485 U.S. 112 (1988) · Cited 3,553 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.

• Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati · 475 U.S. 469 (1986)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• City of Oklahoma v. Tuttle · 471 U.S. 808 (1985)
• Owen v. City of Independence · 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
• City of Springfield v. Kibbe · 480 U.S. 257 (1987)
• City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · 453 U.S. 247 (1981)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• City of Los Angeles v. Heller · 475 U.S. 796 (1986)
• United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense · 467 U.S. 797 (1984)
• Steagald v. United States · 451 U.S. 204 (1981)
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)

Cited by

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

• McMillian v. Monroe County · 520 U.S. 781 (1997)
• Jett v. Dallas Independent School District · 491 U.S. 701 (1989)
• Board of the County Commissioners of Bryan County v. Brown · 520 U.S. 397 (1997)
• City of Canton v. Harris · 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights · 503 U.S. 115 (1992)
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
• Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg · 501 U.S. 1083 (1991)
• Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. · 487 U.S. 500 (1988)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)

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