Garner et al. v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles et al.

Decided June 4, 1951. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 453 · 341 U.S. 716 (1951) · Cited 271 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Ex Parte Garland · 71 U.S. 333 (1867)
• United States v. Lovett · 328 U.S. 303 (1946)
• Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore · 341 U.S. 56 (1951)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Dent v. West Virginia · 129 U.S. 114 (1889)
• Hawker v. New York · 170 U.S. 189 (1898)
• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Fox v. Washington · 236 U.S. 273 (1915)

Cited by

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

• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York · 342 U.S. 485 (1952)
• Wieman v. Updegraff · 344 U.S. 183 (1952)
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City · 350 U.S. 551 (1956)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia · 357 U.S. 399 (1958)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• United States v. Brown · 381 U.S. 437 (1965)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278 (1961)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 353 U.S. 252 (1957)
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)

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