Hernandez v. Texas

Decided May 3, 1954. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 406 · 347 U.S. 475 (1954) · Cited 774 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
• Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
• Cassell v. Texas · 339 U.S. 282 (1950)
• Truax v. Raich · 239 U.S. 33 (1915)
• Hirabayashi v. United States · 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
• Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128 (1941)
• Takahashi v. Fish & Game Commission · 334 U.S. 410 (1948)
• Akins v. Texas · 325 U.S. 398 (1945)
• Hill v. Texas · 316 U.S. 400 (1942)
• Carter v. Texas · 177 U.S. 442 (1900)
• American Sugar Refining Co. v. Louisiana · 179 U.S. 89 (1900)

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• Castaneda v. Partida · 430 U.S. 482 (1977)
• Swain v. Alabama · 380 U.S. 202 (1965)
• Flowers v. Mississippi · 588 U.S. 284 (2019)
• Batson v. Kentucky · 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
• Rose v. Mitchell · 443 U.S. 545 (1979)
• Hoyt v. Florida · 368 U.S. 57 (1961)
• Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado · 580 U.S. 206 (2017)
• WRIGHT Et Al. v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, Et Al. · 376 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Johnson v. Louisiana · 406 U.S. 356 (1972)
• Alexander v. Louisiana · 405 U.S. 625 (1972)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Eubanks v. Louisiana · 356 U.S. 584 (1958)
• Miller-El v. Cockrell · 537 U.S. 322 (2003)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 431 U.S. 324 (1977)
• Tollett v. Henderson · 411 U.S. 258 (1973)
• Powers v. Ohio · 499 U.S. 400 (1991)
• Hamling v. United States · 418 U.S. 87 (1974)
• McCleskey v. Kemp · 481 U.S. 279 (1987)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji · 481 U.S. 604 (1987)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• White v. Regester · 412 U.S. 755 (1973)
• Francis v. Henderson · 425 U.S. 536 (1976)
• Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
• Beck v. Washington · 369 U.S. 541 (1962)
• Garner v. Louisiana · 368 U.S. 157 (1961)
• Carter v. Jury Comm'n of Greene Cty. · 396 U.S. 320 (1970)
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League · 415 U.S. 605 (1974)

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