Hunter v. Erickson, Mayor of Akron, et al.

Decided January 20, 1969. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 63 · 393 U.S. 385 (1969) · Cited 355 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Reitman v. Mulkey · 387 U.S. 369 (1967)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Avery v. Midland County · 390 U.S. 474 (1968)
• Bolling v. Sharpe · 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
• Loving v. Virginia · 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
• Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Ex Parte Virginia · 100 U.S. 339 (1880)
• Korematsu v. United States · 323 U.S. 214 (1945)
• Evans v. Newton · 382 U.S. 296 (1966)
• Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado · 377 U.S. 713 (1964)
• United States v. Stewart · 311 U.S. 60 (1940)
• ANDERSON Et Al. v. MARTIN · 375 U.S. 399 (1964)

Cited by

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• Washington v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 458 U.S. 457 (1982)
• Crawford v. Board of Ed. of Los Angeles · 458 U.S. 527 (1982)
• James v. Valtierra · 402 U.S. 137 (1971)
• Palmer v. Thompson · 403 U.S. 217 (1971)
• City of Eastlake v. Forest City Enterprises, Inc. · 426 U.S. 668 (1976)
• Gordon v. Lance · 403 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 406 U.S. 164 (1972)
• Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman · 433 U.S. 406 (1977)
• Erlenbaugh v. United States · 409 U.S. 239 (1972)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• Labine v. Vincent · 401 U.S. 532 (1971)
• United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rs · 435 U.S. 110 (1978)
• City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation · 538 U.S. 188 (2003)
• Town of Lockport v. Citizens for Community Action at the Local Level, Inc. · 430 U.S. 259 (1977)

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