Gladstone, Realtors, et al. v. Village of Bellwood et al.

Decided April 17, 1979. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-1493 · 441 U.S. 91 (1979) · Cited 1,761 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 409 U.S. 205 (1972)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Sierra Club v. Morton · 405 U.S. 727 (1972)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Linda R. S. v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)
• Schlesinger v. Reservists Committee to Stop the War · 418 U.S. 208 (1974)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro · 431 U.S. 85 (1977)

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• Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc. · 454 U.S. 464 (1982)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins · 578 U.S. 330 (2016)
• United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Diamond v. Charles · 476 U.S. 54 (1986)
• Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper · 445 U.S. 326 (1980)
• Larson v. Valente · 456 U.S. 228 (1982)
• Heckler v. Mathews · 465 U.S. 728 (1984)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
• Bender v. Williamsport Area School District · 475 U.S. 534 (1986)
• Blum v. Yaretsky · 457 U.S. 991 (1982)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• Raines v. Byrd · 521 U.S. 811 (1997)
• United States v. Wilson · 503 U.S. 329 (1992)
• United States v. Hays · 515 U.S. 737 (1995)
• Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605 (1989)
• Pennell v. City of San Jose · 485 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Alfred L. Snapp & Son, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Ex Rel. Barez · 458 U.S. 592 (1982)
• Meyer v. Holley · 537 U.S. 280 (2003)
• Washington v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 458 U.S. 457 (1982)
• H. L. v. Matheson · 450 U.S. 398 (1981)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Alcan Aluminium Ltd. · 493 U.S. 331 (1990)

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