Fuentes v. Shevin, Attorney General of Florida, et al.

Decided June 12, 1972. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-5039 · 407 U.S. 67 (1972) · Cited 3,921 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–3.

“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.

• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co. · 405 U.S. 174 (1972)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589 (1931)
• Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545 (1965)
• Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor · 312 U.S. 126 (1941)
• Londoner v. City and County of Denver · 210 U.S. 373 (1908)
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458 (1938)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742 (1970)
• Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
• Wisconsin v. Constantineau · 400 U.S. 433 (1971)
• SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al. · 401 U.S. 66 (1971)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• In Re Ruffalo · 390 U.S. 544 (1968)
• Grannis v. Ordean · 234 U.S. 385 (1914)
• Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 301 U.S. 292 (1937)
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · 405 U.S. 538 (1972)
• Aetna Insurance v. Kennedy Ex Rel. Bogash · 301 U.S. 389 (1937)
• A Quantity of Copies of Books v. Kansas · 378 U.S. 205 (1964)
• Ewing v. Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc. · 339 U.S. 594 (1950)
• Hovey v. Elliott · 167 U.S. 409 (1897)
• Boyle v. Landry · 401 U.S. 77 (1971)
• Fahey v. Mallonee · 332 U.S. 245 (1947)

Cited by

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• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. · 419 U.S. 601 (1975)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• Connecticut v. Doehr · 501 U.S. 1 (1991)
• New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. · 439 U.S. 96 (1978)
• Goss v. Lopez · 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
• Trainor v. Hernandez · 431 U.S. 434 (1977)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Laing v. United States · 423 U.S. 161 (1976)
• Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · 412 U.S. 218 (1973)
• Zinermon v. Burch · 494 U.S. 113 (1990)
• MacKey v. Montrym · 443 U.S. 1 (1979)
• United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Dollars · 461 U.S. 555 (1983)
• Texaco, Inc. v. Short · 454 U.S. 516 (1982)
• Commissioner v. Shapiro · 424 U.S. 614 (1976)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
• Daniels v. Williams · 474 U.S. 327 (1986)
• County of Sacramento v. Lewis · 523 U.S. 833 (1998)
• Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty. · 452 U.S. 18 (1981)
• Ingraham v. Wright · 430 U.S. 651 (1977)

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