Gilmore et al. v. City of Montgomery, Alabama, et al.
Decided June 17, 1974. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 72-1517 · 417 U.S. 556 (1974) · Cited 161 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 4
- Byron Raymond White · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- Norwood v. Harrison · 413 U.S. 455 (1973)
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
- Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
- Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
- Cooper v. Aaron · 358 U.S. 1 (1958)
- Evans v. Newton · 382 U.S. 296 (1966)
- Civil Rights Cases · 109 U.S. 3 (1883)
- Reitman v. Mulkey · 387 U.S. 369 (1967)
- Watson v. City of Memphis · 373 U.S. 526 (1963)
- Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
- Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
- Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
- Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education · 396 U.S. 19 (1969)
- Mayor of Baltimore City v. Dawson · 350 U.S. 877 (1955)
- United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education · 395 U.S. 225 (1969)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
- United States v. Fordice · 505 U.S. 717 (1992)
- Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn. · 531 U.S. 288 (2001)
- Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
- Bazemore v. Friday · 478 U.S. 385 (1986)
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
- City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
- Heckler v. Mathews · 465 U.S. 728 (1984)
- Lindke v. Freed · 601 U.S. 187 (2024)
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