Connecticut and John F. Digiovanni v. Brian K. Doehr
Decided June 6, 1991. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 90-143 · 501 U.S. 1 (1991) · Cited 497 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Thurgood Marshall
Concurring · 3
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
- Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
- Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
- North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. · 419 U.S. 601 (1975)
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
- Berkemer v. McCarty · 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
- Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc. · 485 U.S. 80 (1988)
- Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Thurston · 469 U.S. 111 (1985)
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. Haslip · 499 U.S. 1 (1991)
- Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Pope · 485 U.S. 478 (1988)
- Buchanan v. Warley · 245 U.S. 60 (1916)
- Coffin Brothers & Co. v. Bennett · 277 U.S. 29 (1928)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
- United States v. Dixon · 509 U.S. 688 (1993)
- Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc. · 566 U.S. 93 (2012)
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