Georgia et al. v. United States

Decided May 7, 1973. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-75 · 411 U.S. 526 (1973) · Cited 217 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Allen v. State Board of Elections · 393 U.S. 544 (1969)
• South Carolina v. Katzenbach · 383 U.S. 301 (1966)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
• Perkins v. Matthews · 400 U.S. 379 (1971)
• Connor v. Johnson · 402 U.S. 690 (1971)

Cited by

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

• Morris v. Gressette · 432 U.S. 491 (1977)
• Dougherty County Bd. of Ed. v. White · 439 U.S. 32 (1978)
• United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rs · 435 U.S. 110 (1978)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
• Beer v. United States · 425 U.S. 130 (1976)
• Presley v. Etowah County Commission · 502 U.S. 491 (1992)
• United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey · 430 U.S. 144 (1977)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Branch v. Smith · 538 U.S. 254 (2003)
• Shelby County v. Holder · 570 U.S. 529 (2013)
• Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder · 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
• McDaniel v. Sanchez · 452 U.S. 130 (1981)
• Clark v. Roemer · 500 U.S. 646 (1991)
• City of Richmond v. United States · 422 U.S. 358 (1975)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York · 413 U.S. 345 (1973)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 520 U.S. 471 (1997)
• Georgia v. Ashcroft, Attorney General · 539 U.S. 461 (2003)

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