James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, et al. v. Martin Cromartie et al.

Decided May 17, 1999. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 98-85 · 526 U.S. 541 (1999) · Cited 1,218 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
• Shaw v. Reno · 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · 477 U.S. 242 (1986)
• Shaw v. Hunt · 517 U.S. 899 (1996)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena · 515 U.S. 200 (1995)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Davis v. Bandemer · 478 U.S. 109 (1986)
• Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of Catrett · 477 U.S. 317 (1986)
• Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney · 442 U.S. 256 (1979)
• Bullock v. Carter · 405 U.S. 134 (1972)
• Zablocki v. Redhail · 434 U.S. 374 (1978)
• City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
• Rogers v. Lodge · 458 U.S. 613 (1982)
• Karcher v. Daggett · 462 U.S. 725 (1983)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 520 U.S. 471 (1997)

Cited by

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• Cooper v. Harris · 581 U.S. 285 (2017)
• Rucho v. Common Cause · 588 U.S. 684 (2019)
• Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama · 575 U.S. 254 (2015)
• Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Bd. of Elections · 580 U.S. 178 (2017)
• Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP · 602 U.S. 1 (2024)
• Moore v. Harper · 600 U.S. 1 (2023)
• Schaffer Ex Rel. Schaffer v. Weast · 546 U.S. 49 (2005)
• Vieth v. Jubelirer · 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry · 548 U.S. 399 (2006)
• Locke v. Davey · 540 U.S. 712 (2004)

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