Gibson et al. v. Berryhill et al.

Decided May 7, 1973. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-653 · 411 U.S. 564 (1973) · Cited 1,335 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Mitchum v. Foster · 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 Cahokia · 373 U.S. 668 (1963)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al. · 401 U.S. 66 (1971)
• Ward v. Village of Monroeville · 409 U.S. 57 (1972)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• Damico v. California · 389 U.S. 416 (1967)
• Wisconsin v. Constantineau · 400 U.S. 433 (1971)
• King v. Smith · 392 U.S. 309 (1968)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co. · 211 U.S. 210 (1908)
• Askew v. Hargrave · 401 U.S. 476 (1971)
• Houghton v. Shafer · 392 U.S. 639 (1968)
• Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 270 U.S. 587 (1926)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Board of County Commissioners · 247 U.S. 282 (1918)
• Bacon v. Rutland Railroad · 232 U.S. 134 (1914)
• City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. Schnader · 291 U.S. 24 (1934)

Cited by

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• Withrow v. Larkin · 421 U.S. 35 (1975)
• Moore v. Sims · 442 U.S. 415 (1979)
• McCarthy v. Madigan · 503 U.S. 140 (1992)
• Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · 431 U.S. 471 (1977)
• Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'n · 457 U.S. 423 (1982)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc. · 556 U.S. 868 (2009)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Lavoie · 475 U.S. 813 (1986)
• Friedman v. Rogers · 440 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc. · 446 U.S. 238 (1980)
• Barry v. Barchi · 443 U.S. 55 (1979)
• Trainor v. Hernandez · 431 U.S. 434 (1977)
• Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Montana v. United States · 440 U.S. 147 (1979)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. · 420 U.S. 592 (1975)
• Juidice v. Vail · 430 U.S. 327 (1977)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. · 477 U.S. 619 (1986)
• Kugler v. Helfant · 421 U.S. 117 (1975)
• Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Ass'n · 426 U.S. 482 (1976)
• Schweiker v. McClure · 456 U.S. 188 (1982)
• Fusari v. Steinberg · 419 U.S. 379 (1975)
• New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. · 439 U.S. 96 (1978)

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