Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al. v. Aaron et al.

Decided September 12, 1958. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 1 · 358 U.S. 1 (1958) · Cited 1,010 times

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Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• United States v. United Mine Workers of America · 330 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Bolling v. Sharpe · 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Ex Parte Virginia · 100 U.S. 339 (1880)
• Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128 (1941)
• Virginia v. Rives · 100 U.S. 313 (1880)
• Buchanan v. Warley · 245 U.S. 60 (1916)
• Sterling v. Constantin · 287 U.S. 378 (1932)
• Ableman v. Booth · 62 U.S. 506 (1859)
• Pennsylvania v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of Philadelphia · 353 U.S. 230 (1957)

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• Spallone v. United States · 493 U.S. 265 (1990)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Avery v. Midland County · 390 U.S. 474 (1968)
• Columbus Board of Education v. Penick · 443 U.S. 449 (1979)
• Gilmore v. City of Montgomery · 417 U.S. 556 (1974)
• Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
• Oregon v. Mitchell · 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
• Bell v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 226 (1964)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Napue v. Illinois · 360 U.S. 264 (1959)
• Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 403 U.S. 602 (1971)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
• United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
• New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• McGautha v. California · 402 U.S. 183 (1971)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• Griffin v. School Bd. of Prince Edward Cty. · 377 U.S. 218 (1964)
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• Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)

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