Jenifer Troxel, et Vir v. Tommie Granville

Decided June 5, 2000. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-138 · 530 U.S. 57 (2000) · Cited 6,943 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed.

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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.

• Parham v. J. R. · 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
• Washington v. Glucksberg · 521 U.S. 702 (1997)
• Wisconsin v. Yoder · 406 U.S. 205 (1972)
• Santosky v. Kramer · 455 U.S. 745 (1982)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• Prince v. Massachusetts · 321 U.S. 158 (1944)
• Michael H. v. Gerald D. · 491 U.S. 110 (1989)
• Lehr v. Robertson · 463 U.S. 248 (1983)
• Reno v. Flores · 507 U.S. 292 (1993)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Quilloin v. Walcott · 434 U.S. 246 (1978)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards · 504 U.S. 689 (1992)
• Smith v. Organization of Foster Families for Equality & Reform · 431 U.S. 816 (1977)
• In Re GAULT · 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• United States v. Salerno · 481 U.S. 739 (1987)
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights · 503 U.S. 115 (1992)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Palko v. Connecticut · 302 U.S. 319 (1937)
• Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing · 474 U.S. 214 (1985)
• Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth · 428 U.S. 52 (1976)
• West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379 (1937)
• Caban v. Mohammed · 441 U.S. 380 (1979)
• Saenz v. Roe · 526 U.S. 489 (1999)
• Palmore v. Sidoti · 466 U.S. 429 (1984)
• Adkins v. Children's Hospital of Columbia · 261 U.S. 525 (1923)

Cited by

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

• Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl · 570 U.S. 637 (2013)
• Obergefell v. Hodges · 576 U.S. 644 (2015)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris · 536 U.S. 639 (2002)

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