Griffin et al. v. Maryland
Decided June 22, 1964. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 6 · 378 U.S. 130 (1964) · Cited 221 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 4
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Tom C. Clark · filed a concurring opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Byron Raymond White
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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 v. Board of Directors of City Trusts of Philadelphia · 353 U.S. 230 (1957)
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
- Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
- Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
- Williams v. United States · 341 U.S. 97 (1951)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 331 U.S. 416 (1947)
Cited by
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- Lindke v. Freed · 601 U.S. 187 (2024)
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
- Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
- West v. Atkins · 487 U.S. 42 (1988)
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
- United States v. Price · 383 U.S. 787 (1966)
- Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
- United States v. Guest · 383 U.S. 745 (1966)
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