Hawaii Housing Authority et al v. Midkiff et al.

Decided May 30, 1984. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-141 · 467 U.S. 229 (1984) · Cited 934 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Berman v. Parker · 348 U.S. 26 (1954)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Wisconsin v. Constantineau · 400 U.S. 433 (1971)
• Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. · 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
• Rindge Co. v. County of Los Angeles · 262 U.S. 700 (1923)
• Thompson v. Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp. · 300 U.S. 55 (1937)
• Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Nebraska · 164 U.S. 403 (1896)
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · 424 U.S. 800 (1976)
• Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'n · 457 U.S. 423 (1982)
• Vance v. Bradley · 440 U.S. 93 (1979)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• United States Trust Co. of NY v. New Jersey · 431 U.S. 1 (1977)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago · 166 U.S. 226 (1897)
• Hicks v. Miranda · 422 U.S. 332 (1975)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland · 437 U.S. 117 (1978)
• Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNary · 454 U.S. 100 (1981)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
• Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De Otero · 426 U.S. 572 (1976)
• Madisonville Traction Company v. Saint Bernard Mining Company · 196 U.S. 239 (1905)
• New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. · 439 U.S. 96 (1978)
• United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Welch · 327 U.S. 546 (1946)
• Wilson v. Iseminger · 185 U.S. 55 (1902)
• Cincinnati v. Vester · 281 U.S. 439 (1930)

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• Kelo v. City of New London · 545 U.S. 469 (2005)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp. · 503 U.S. 407 (1992)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• City of Houston v. Hill · 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
• Palazzolo v. Rhode Island · 533 U.S. 606 (2001)
• Rice v. Cayetano · 528 U.S. 495 (2000)
• Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc. · 481 U.S. 1 (1987)
• New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans · 491 U.S. 350 (1989)
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles · 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. · 477 U.S. 619 (1986)
• City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. · 526 U.S. 687 (1999)
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
• Eastern Enterprises v. Apfel · 524 U.S. 498 (1998)
• United States v. 50 Acres of Land · 469 U.S. 24 (1984)

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