Grove City College et al. v. Bell, Secretary of Education, et al.

Decided February 28, 1984. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-792 · 465 U.S. 555 (1984) · Cited 391 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• North Haven Board of Education v. Bell · 456 U.S. 512 (1982)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Blum v. Yaretsky · 457 U.S. 991 (1982)
• United States v. Price · 383 U.S. 787 (1966)
• Mueller v. Allen · 463 U.S. 388 (1983)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist · 413 U.S. 756 (1973)
• Lau v. Nichols · 414 U.S. 563 (1974)
• Norwood v. Harrison · 413 U.S. 455 (1973)

Cited by

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• United States Department of Transportation v. Paralyzed Veterans of America · 477 U.S. 597 (1986)
• Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc. · 547 U.S. 47 (2006)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Smith · 525 U.S. 459 (1999)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey · 499 U.S. 83 (1991)
• Bowen v. American Hospital Assn. · 476 U.S. 610 (1986)
• Berkemer v. McCarty · 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Brock v. Pierce County · 476 U.S. 253 (1986)
• Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez · 561 U.S. 661 (2010)

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