Georgia v. Rachel et al.

Decided June 20, 1966. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 147 · 384 U.S. 780 (1966) · Cited 801 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Hamm v. City of Rock Hill · 379 U.S. 306 (1964)
• Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
• Virginia v. Rives · 100 U.S. 313 (1880)
• Neal v. Delaware · 103 U.S. 370 (1881)
• Bush v. Kentucky · 107 U.S. 110 (1883)
• Kentucky v. Powers · 201 U.S. 1 (1906)
• Linkletter v. Walker · 381 U.S. 618 (1965)
• Tennessee v. Davis · 100 U.S. 257 (1880)
• In Re Pennsylvania Co. · 137 U.S. 451 (1890)

Cited by

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

• Johnson v. Mississippi · 421 U.S. 213 (1975)
• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. · 427 U.S. 273 (1976)
• Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer · 423 U.S. 336 (1976)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Wainwright v. Sykes · 433 U.S. 72 (1977)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Jett v. Dallas Independent School District · 491 U.S. 701 (1989)
• Runyon v. McCrary · 427 U.S. 160 (1976)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 458 U.S. 375 (1982)
• CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries · 553 U.S. 442 (2008)
• Oestereich v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 11 · 393 U.S. 233 (1968)
• Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty. · 396 U.S. 320 (1970)
• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)

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