Haring, Lieutenant, Arlington County Police Department, et al. v. Prosise

Decided June 13, 1983. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-2169 · 462 U.S. 306 (1983) · Cited 606 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Tollett v. Henderson · 411 U.S. 258 (1973)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742 (1970)
• Montana v. United States · 440 U.S. 147 (1979)
• Blackledge v. Perry · 417 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Brown v. Felsen · 442 U.S. 127 (1979)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• Menna v. New York · 423 U.S. 61 (1975)
• Bishop v. Wood · 426 U.S. 341 (1976)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Lefkowitz v. Newsome · 420 U.S. 283 (1975)
• Boykin v. Alabama · 395 U.S. 238 (1969)
• North Carolina v. Alford · 400 U.S. 25 (1970)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. Tomanio · 446 U.S. 478 (1980)
• Mitchum v. Foster · 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• Hoag v. New Jersey · 356 U.S. 464 (1958)

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• Manuel v. City of Joliet · 580 U.S. 357 (2017)
• Baker v. General Motors Corp. · 522 U.S. 222 (1998)
• Gonzales v. Duenas-Alvarez · 549 U.S. 183 (2007)
• Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons · 470 U.S. 373 (1985)
• Daniels v. Williams · 474 U.S. 327 (1986)
• Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education · 465 U.S. 75 (1984)
• Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of Idaho · 521 U.S. 261 (1997)
• Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing · 474 U.S. 214 (1985)
• Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Chickasaw Nation · 515 U.S. 450 (1995)
• California State Board of Equalization v. Chemehuevi Indian Tribe · 474 U.S. 9 (1985)

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