Golden, Acting District Attorney of Kings County v. Zwickler

Decided March 3, 1969. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 370 · 394 U.S. 103 (1969) · Cited 1,203 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.

• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270 (1941)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Co. v. Commissioners of Emigration · 113 U.S. 33 (1885)
• Evers v. Dwyer · 358 U.S. 202 (1958)

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• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Powell v. McCormack · 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• Hall v. Beals · 396 U.S. 45 (1969)
• Davis v. Scherer · 468 U.S. 183 (1984)
• Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149 (1990)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co. · 419 U.S. 345 (1974)
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · 494 U.S. 472 (1990)
• Blum v. Yaretsky · 457 U.S. 991 (1982)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Vitek v. Jones · 445 U.S. 480 (1980)
• City of Houston v. Hill · 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Iron Arrow Honor Society v. Heckler · 464 U.S. 67 (1983)
• Goosby v. Osser · 409 U.S. 512 (1973)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights · 404 U.S. 403 (1972)
• Burke v. Barnes · 479 U.S. 361 (1987)
• Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. v. Shell Oil Co. · 444 U.S. 572 (1980)

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