Goldblatt et al. v. Town of Hempstead

Decided May 14, 1962. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78 · 369 U.S. 590 (1962) · Cited 810 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon · 260 U.S. 393 (1922)
• Reinman v. City of Little Rock · 237 U.S. 171 (1915)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• United States v. Carolene Products Co. · 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
• Lawton v. Steele · 152 U.S. 133 (1894)
• Sproles v. Binford · 286 U.S. 374 (1932)
• Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. · 359 U.S. 520 (1959)
• Salsburg v. Maryland · 346 U.S. 545 (1954)
• United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co. · 357 U.S. 155 (1958)

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• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
• Nollan v. California Coastal Commission · 483 U.S. 825 (1987)
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles · 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus · 438 U.S. 234 (1978)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · 473 U.S. 172 (1985)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey · 431 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard · 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County · 477 U.S. 340 (1986)
• Hodel v. Irving · 481 U.S. 704 (1987)

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