Hill, Attorney General of Texas v. Stone et al.
Decided May 12, 1975. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 73-1723 · 421 U.S. 289 (1975) · Cited 145 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Thurgood Marshall · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 · 395 U.S. 621 (1969)
- City of Phoenix v. Kolodziejski · 399 U.S. 204 (1970)
- Cipriano v. City of Houma · 395 U.S. 701 (1969)
- Rosario v. Rockefeller · 410 U.S. 752 (1973)
- McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago · 394 U.S. 802 (1969)
- Salyer Land Co. v. Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District · 410 U.S. 719 (1973)
- Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
- Williams v. Rhodes · 393 U.S. 23 (1968)
- Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
- Bullock v. Carter · 405 U.S. 134 (1972)
- Turner v. Fouche · 396 U.S. 346 (1970)
- Tigner v. Texas · 310 U.S. 141 (1940)
- Gordon v. Lance · 403 U.S. 1 (1971)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Ball v. James · 451 U.S. 355 (1981)
- American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
- Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc. · 430 U.S. 259 (1977)
- Holt Civic Club v. City of Tuscaloosa · 439 U.S. 60 (1978)
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