Jackie Holder, Etc., et al. v. E. K. Hall, Sr., et al.

Decided June 30, 1994. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-2012 · 512 U.S. 874 (1994) · Cited 296 times

Holding

The factors in question are not unconstitutionally vague under this Court’s decisions construing the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause.

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How the Justices voted

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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.

• Thornburg v. Gingles · 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
• Allen v. State Board of Elections · 393 U.S. 544 (1969)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• White v. Regester · 412 U.S. 755 (1973)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Chisom v. Roemer · 501 U.S. 380 (1991)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
• Davis v. Bandemer · 478 U.S. 109 (1986)
• Shaw v. Reno · 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
• Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
• Growe v. Emison · 507 U.S. 25 (1993)
• Presley v. Etowah County Commission · 502 U.S. 491 (1992)
• Perkins v. Matthews · 400 U.S. 379 (1971)
• Dougherty County Bd. of Ed. v. White · 439 U.S. 32 (1978)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Voinovich v. Quilter · 507 U.S. 146 (1993)
• Beer v. United States · 425 U.S. 130 (1976)
• WRIGHT Et Al. v. ROCKEFELLER, GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, Et Al. · 376 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Georgia v. United States · 411 U.S. 526 (1973)
• City of Lockhart v. United States · 460 U.S. 125 (1983)
• Garcia v. United States · 469 U.S. 70 (1984)
• United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey · 430 U.S. 144 (1977)
• United States v. Sheffield Bd. of Comm'rs · 435 U.S. 110 (1978)
• Don E. Williams Co. v. Commissioner · 429 U.S. 569 (1977)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain · 503 U.S. 249 (1992)
• Patterson v. McLean Credit Union · 491 U.S. 164 (1989)
• Lorillard v. Pons · 434 U.S. 575 (1978)
• South Carolina v. Katzenbach · 383 U.S. 301 (1966)
• Wisconsin Public Intervenor v. Mortier · 501 U.S. 597 (1991)

Cited by

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

• Allen v. Milligan · 599 U.S. 1 (2023)
• Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama · 575 U.S. 254 (2015)
• Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP · 602 U.S. 1 (2024)
• Bartlett v. Strickland · 556 U.S. 1 (2009)
• Morse v. Republican Party of Virginia · 517 U.S. 186 (1996)
• Gamble v. United States · 587 U.S. 678 (2019)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 520 U.S. 471 (1997)
• Cooper v. Harris · 581 U.S. 285 (2017)
• Georgia v. Ashcroft, Attorney General · 539 U.S. 461 (2003)
• Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee · 594 U.S. 647 (2021)
• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 528 U.S. 320 (2000)
• Clark v. Martinez · 543 U.S. 371 (2005)
• Grutter v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
• Altria Group, Inc. v. Good · 555 U.S. 70 (2008)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 520 U.S. 180 (1997)
• Camps Newfound/Owatonna, Inc. v. Town of Harrison · 520 U.S. 564 (1997)
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry · 548 U.S. 399 (2006)
• Branch v. Smith · 538 U.S. 254 (2003)
• Abrams v. Johnson · 521 U.S. 74 (1997)
• Abbott v. Perez · 585 U.S. 579 (2018)

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