Free v. Bland

Decided May 21, 1962. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 205 · 369 U.S. 663 (1962) · Cited 516 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

“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.

• Wissner v. Wissner · 338 U.S. 655 (1950)
• Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Parnell · 352 U.S. 29 (1956)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. Johnson · 316 U.S. 481 (1942)
• United States v. Birdsall · 233 U.S. 223 (1914)
• Franklin Nat. Bank of Franklin Square v. New York · 347 U.S. 373 (1954)
• Leslie Miller, Inc. v. Arkansas · 352 U.S. 187 (1956)

Cited by

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

• Ridgway v. Ridgway · 454 U.S. 46 (1981)
• Hisquierdo v. Hisquierdo · 439 U.S. 572 (1979)
• McCarty v. McCarty · 453 U.S. 210 (1981)
• Boggs v. Boggs · 520 U.S. 833 (1997)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Felder v. Casey · 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
• Perez. v. Campbell · 402 U.S. 637 (1971)
• Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Assn. · 505 U.S. 88 (1992)
• Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355 (1986)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 · 468 U.S. 491 (1984)

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