Dayton Board of Education et al. v. Brinkman et al.

Decided June 27, 1977. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-539 · 433 U.S. 406 (1977) · Cited 432 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 418 U.S. 717 (1974)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Wright v. Council of Emporia · 407 U.S. 451 (1972)
• Rizzo v. Goode · 423 U.S. 362 (1976)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Reitman v. Mulkey · 387 U.S. 369 (1967)
• Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler · 427 U.S. 424 (1976)
• Hunter v. Erickson · 393 U.S. 385 (1969)
• Hills v. Gautreaux · 425 U.S. 284 (1976)

Cited by

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

• Columbus Board of Education v. Penick · 443 U.S. 449 (1979)
• Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman · 443 U.S. 526 (1979)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• Crawford v. Board of Ed. of Los Angeles · 458 U.S. 527 (1982)
• Lewis v. Casey · 518 U.S. 343 (1996)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• Brown v. Plata · 563 U.S. 493 (2011)
• Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)
• Washington v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 458 U.S. 457 (1982)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Johnson v. De Grandy · 512 U.S. 997 (1994)
• United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc. · 513 U.S. 64 (1994)
• Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
• Blum v. Bacon · 457 U.S. 132 (1982)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 495 U.S. 33 (1990)
• United States v. Yermian · 468 U.S. 63 (1984)
• Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College · 600 U.S. 181 (2023)

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