Guardians Association et al. v. Civil Service Commission of the City of New York et al.

Decided July 1, 1983. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-431 · 463 U.S. 582 (1983) · Cited 558 times

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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.

• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Lau v. Nichols · 414 U.S. 563 (1974)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Boske v. Comingore · 177 U.S. 459 (1900)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States · 437 U.S. 443 (1978)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
• Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc. · 411 U.S. 356 (1973)
• Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc. · 396 U.S. 229 (1969)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc. · 390 U.S. 400 (1968)
• J. I. Case Co. v. Borak · 377 U.S. 426 (1964)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 433 U.S. 267 (1977)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Weber · 443 U.S. 193 (1979)
• Batterton v. Francis · 432 U.S. 416 (1977)
• Manhattan General Equipment Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue · 297 U.S. 129 (1936)

Cited by

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

• Alexander v. Sandoval · 532 U.S. 275 (2001)
• Alexander v. Choate · 469 U.S. 287 (1985)
• Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools · 503 U.S. 60 (1992)
• Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District · 524 U.S. 274 (1998)
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Darrone · 465 U.S. 624 (1984)
• Barnes v. Gorman · 536 U.S. 181 (2002)
• United States v. Fordice · 505 U.S. 717 (1992)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education · 526 U.S. 629 (1999)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Lane v. Pena · 518 U.S. 187 (1996)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc. · 479 U.S. 6 (1986)

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