Gomez v. Toledo

Decided May 27, 1980. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-5601 · 446 U.S. 635 (1980) · Cited 2,697 times

Holding

In an action brought under 42 U.S.C.

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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.

• Owen v. City of Independence · 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
• Wood v. Strickland · 420 U.S. 308 (1975)
• Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232 (1974)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Pierson v. Ray · 386 U.S. 547 (1967)
• Procunier v. Navarette · 434 U.S. 555 (1978)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Imbler v. Pachtman · 424 U.S. 409 (1976)
• Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
• O'Connor v. Donaldson · 422 U.S. 563 (1975)
• Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. · 324 U.S. 746 (1945)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Harlow v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 800 (1982)
• Crawford-El v. Britton · 523 U.S. 574 (1998)
• Anderson v. Creighton · 483 U.S. 635 (1987)
• Siegert v. Gilley · 500 U.S. 226 (1991)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• Vega v. Tekoh · 597 U.S. 134 (2022)

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