Goosby et al. v. Osser et al.

Decided January 17, 1973. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-6316 · 409 U.S. 512 (1973) · Cited 432 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.

• McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago · 394 U.S. 802 (1969)
• Ex Parte Poresky · 290 U.S. 30 (1933)
• Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
• Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. Patterson · 369 U.S. 31 (1962)
• Hannis Distilling Co. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore · 216 U.S. 285 (1910)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Douglas v. California · 372 U.S. 353 (1963)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Haworth · 300 U.S. 227 (1937)
• Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
• Moore v. Ogilvie · 394 U.S. 814 (1969)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. Epstein · 370 U.S. 713 (1962)
• Louisiana v. United States · 380 U.S. 145 (1965)
• Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Co. v. Commissioners of Emigration · 113 U.S. 33 (1885)
• Levering & Garrigues Co. v. Morrin · 289 U.S. 103 (1933)
• Lee v. Washington · 390 U.S. 333 (1968)
• Stratton v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. · 282 U.S. 10 (1930)
• McGilvra v. Ross · 215 U.S. 70 (1909)

Cited by

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

• Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation · 447 U.S. 134 (1980)
• Shapiro v. McManus · 577 U.S. 39 (2015)
• O'Brien v. Skinner · 414 U.S. 524 (1974)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Hagans v. Lavine · 415 U.S. 528 (1974)
• American Party of Texas v. White · 415 U.S. 767 (1974)
• Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation · 425 U.S. 463 (1976)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• Richardson v. Ramirez · 418 U.S. 24 (1974)
• Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)
• Alexander v. \Americans United\" Inc." · 416 U.S. 752 (1974)

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