Hazelwood School District et al. v. Kuhlmeier et al.

Decided January 13, 1988. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-836 · 484 U.S. 260 (1988) · Cited 980 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser · 478 U.S. 675 (1986)
• Board of Ed., Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. Pico · 457 U.S. 853 (1982)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• Papish v. Board of Curators of the University of Missouri · 410 U.S. 667 (1973)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
• Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham · 394 U.S. 147 (1969)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• Staub v. City of Baxley · 355 U.S. 313 (1958)
• Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley Ex Rel. Rowley · 458 U.S. 176 (1982)
• New Jersey v. T. L. O. · 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
• Wood v. Strickland · 420 U.S. 308 (1975)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536 (1965)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
• City of Madison Joint School District No. 8 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 429 U.S. 167 (1976)
• Ambach v. Norwick · 441 U.S. 68 (1979)

Cited by

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

• Morse v. Frederick · 551 U.S. 393 (2007)
• Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L. · 594 U.S. 180 (2021)
• Board of Ed. of Westside Community Schools (Dist. 66) v. Mergens · 496 U.S. 226 (1990)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton · 515 U.S. 646 (1995)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• Thompson v. Oklahoma · 487 U.S. 815 (1988)
• Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe · 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth · 529 U.S. 217 (2000)
• Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez · 561 U.S. 661 (2010)

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