Linda R. S. v. Richard D. et al.

Decided March 5, 1973. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-6078 · 410 U.S. 614 (1973) · Cited 1,057 times

Holding

Although appellant has an interest in her child's support, application of Art.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Gomez v. Perez · 409 U.S. 535 (1973)
• Sierra Club v. Morton · 405 U.S. 727 (1972)
• Flast v. Cohen · 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. Camp · 397 U.S. 150 (1970)
• Linda R. S. v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447 (1923)
• Laird v. Tatum · 408 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• Barlow v. Collins · 397 U.S. 159 (1970)
• Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 409 U.S. 205 (1972)
• Protective Committee for Independent Stockholders of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. Anderson · 390 U.S. 414 (1968)
• Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 406 U.S. 164 (1972)
• Samuel Bailey v. Joe T. Patterson · 369 U.S. 31 (1962)
• Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity Hospital · 391 U.S. 68 (1968)
• Rinaldi v. Yeager · 384 U.S. 305 (1966)
• Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New York · 336 U.S. 106 (1949)
• Tennessee Electric Power Co. v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 306 U.S. 118 (1939)
• Alabama Power Co. v. Ickes · 302 U.S. 464 (1938)
• Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance · 391 U.S. 73 (1968)
• Hardin v. Kentucky Utilities Co. · 390 U.S. 1 (1968)
• Labine v. Vincent · 401 U.S. 532 (1971)

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