District of Columbia Court of Appeals et al. v. Feldman et al.

Decided March 23, 1983. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-1335 · 460 U.S. 462 (1983) · Cited 7,192 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• In Re Summers · 325 U.S. 561 (1945)
• Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co. · 211 U.S. 210 (1908)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 398 U.S. 281 (1970)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• Lathrop v. Donohue · 367 U.S. 820 (1961)
• Boykin v. Alabama · 395 U.S. 238 (1969)
• Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co. · 263 U.S. 413 (1924)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
• Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'n · 457 U.S. 423 (1982)
• Sumner v. Mata · 449 U.S. 539 (1981)
• Osborn v. Bank of United States · 22 U.S. 738 (1824)
• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NM · 353 U.S. 232 (1957)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. · 446 U.S. 719 (1980)
• Hill v. California · 401 U.S. 797 (1971)
• Street v. New York · 394 U.S. 576 (1969)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Swain v. Pressley · 430 U.S. 372 (1977)
• Palmore v. United States · 411 U.S. 389 (1973)
• Leis v. Flynt · 439 U.S. 438 (1979)
• Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept. · 373 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Raley v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 423 (1959)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 353 U.S. 252 (1957)
• Nashville, C. & St. LR Co. v. Wallace · 288 U.S. 249 (1933)
• Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Roudebush v. Hartke · 405 U.S. 15 (1972)

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• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. · 544 U.S. 280 (2005)
• Lance v. Dennis · 546 U.S. 459 (2006)
• Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc. · 481 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Reed v. Goertz · 598 U.S. 230 (2023)
• Johnson v. De Grandy · 512 U.S. 997 (1994)
• Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland · 535 U.S. 635 (2002)
• New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans · 491 U.S. 350 (1989)
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
• Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605 (1989)
• Martin v. Wilks · 490 U.S. 755 (1989)
• Gutierrez v. Saenz · 606 U.S. 305 (2025)

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