Hall et Ux. v. Beals, Clerk and Recorder of El Paso County, et al.

Decided November 24, 1969. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 39 · 396 U.S. 45 (1969) · Cited 608 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
• Moore v. Ogilvie · 394 U.S. 814 (1969)
• Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 · 395 U.S. 621 (1969)
• Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Thorpe v. Housing Authority of Durham · 393 U.S. 268 (1969)
• Mills v. Green · 159 U.S. 651 (1895)
• Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. Patterson · 369 U.S. 31 (1962)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Carpenter v. Wabash Railway Co. · 309 U.S. 23 (1940)
• United States v. Alabama · 362 U.S. 602 (1960)

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• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Burke v. Barnes · 479 U.S. 361 (1987)
• Diffenderfer v. Central Baptist Church of Miami, Florida, Inc. · 404 U.S. 412 (1972)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• Lindh v. Murphy · 521 U.S. 320 (1997)
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
• United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Preiser v. Newkirk · 422 U.S. 395 (1975)
• East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. Rodriguez · 431 U.S. 395 (1977)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. Bonjorno · 494 U.S. 827 (1990)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• Schall v. Martin · 467 U.S. 253 (1984)
• Deakins v. Monaghan · 484 U.S. 193 (1988)
• Oregon v. Mitchell · 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
• Fusari v. Steinberg · 419 U.S. 379 (1975)
• United Building & Constr. Trades Council of Camden Cty. v. Mayor and Council of Camden · 465 U.S. 208 (1984)
• Princeton University v. Schmid · 455 U.S. 100 (1982)

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