Lalli v. Lalli, Administratrix, et al.
Decided December 11, 1978. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 77-1115 · 439 U.S. 259 (1978) · Cited 430 times
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How the Justices voted
Majority · 1
Plurality · 1
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring · 3
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Byron Raymond White
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Trimble v. Gordon · 430 U.S. 762 (1977)
- Labine v. Vincent · 401 U.S. 532 (1971)
- Mathews v. Lucas · 427 U.S. 495 (1976)
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 406 U.S. 164 (1972)
- Alexandrine Mager v. Felix Grima · 49 U.S. 490 (1850)
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity Hospital · 391 U.S. 68 (1968)
- Lyeth v. Hoey · 305 U.S. 188 (1938)
- Gomez v. Perez · 409 U.S. 535 (1973)
- Jimenez v. Weinberger · 417 U.S. 628 (1974)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Parham v. Hughes · 441 U.S. 347 (1979)
- Mills v. Habluetzel · 456 U.S. 91 (1982)
- Caban v. Mohammed · 441 U.S. 380 (1979)
- Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
- United States v. Clark · 445 U.S. 23 (1980)
- Pickett v. Brown · 462 U.S. 1 (1983)
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
- Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
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