Hampton, Chairman, U.S. Civil Service Commission, et al. v. Mow Sun Wong et al.

Decided June 1, 1976. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1596 · 426 U.S. 88 (1976) · Cited 463 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Sugarman v. Dougall · 413 U.S. 634 (1973)
• In Re Griffiths · 413 U.S. 717 (1973)
• Truax v. Raich · 239 U.S. 33 (1915)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Bolling v. Sharpe · 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Graham v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 365 (1971)
• Harisiades v. Shaughnessy · 342 U.S. 580 (1952)
• Fong Yue Ting v. United States · 149 U.S. 698 (1893)
• Galvan v. Press · 347 U.S. 522 (1954)
• Ludecke v. Watkins · 335 U.S. 160 (1948)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• A. L. A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States · 295 U.S. 495 (1935)
• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NM · 353 U.S. 232 (1957)
• Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan · 293 U.S. 388 (1935)
• Vitarelli v. Seaton · 359 U.S. 535 (1959)
• Ng Fung Ho v. White · 259 U.S. 276 (1922)
• Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, Appellate Div. of Supreme Court of NY, First Judicial Dept. · 373 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Ex Parte Endo · 323 U.S. 283 (1945)
• Peters v. Hobby · 349 U.S. 331 (1955)
• Lem Moon Sing v. United States · 158 U.S. 538 (1895)
• Yu Cong Eng v. Trinidad · 271 U.S. 500 (1926)

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• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• Foley v. Connelie · 435 U.S. 291 (1978)
• Toll v. Moreno · 458 U.S. 1 (1982)
• Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena · 515 U.S. 200 (1995)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Califano v. Goldfarb · 430 U.S. 199 (1977)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Bell · 430 U.S. 787 (1977)
• Hudson v. Palmer · 468 U.S. 517 (1984)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• United States v. Raddatz · 447 U.S. 667 (1980)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · 508 U.S. 307 (1993)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Abudu · 485 U.S. 94 (1988)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• Harris v. McRae · 448 U.S. 297 (1980)
• United States v. Morrison · 529 U.S. 598 (2000)
• Vance v. Bradley · 440 U.S. 93 (1979)
• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer · 440 U.S. 568 (1979)
• Lefkowitz v. Cunningham · 431 U.S. 801 (1977)
• Jean v. Nelson · 472 U.S. 846 (1985)
• Hodel v. Indiana · 452 U.S. 314 (1981)
• Vieth v. Jubelirer · 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Pangilinan · 486 U.S. 875 (1988)
• Nyquist v. Mauclet · 432 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Lyng v. Castillo · 477 U.S. 635 (1986)

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