Lindsey et al. v. Normet et al.

Decided February 23, 1972. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-5045 · 405 U.S. 56 (1972) · Cited 901 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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.

• Shapiro v. Thompson · 394 U.S. 618 (1969)
• Reetz v. Bozanich · 397 U.S. 82 (1970)
• Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
• McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
• Douglas v. California · 372 U.S. 353 (1963)
• Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. Williamson · 316 U.S. 535 (1942)
• Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 · 395 U.S. 621 (1969)
• McDonald v. Board of Election Comm'rs of Chicago · 394 U.S. 802 (1969)
• American Surety Co. v. Baldwin · 287 U.S. 156 (1932)
• Coppedge v. United States · 369 U.S. 438 (1962)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545 (1965)
• Sherbert v. Verner · 374 U.S. 398 (1963)
• Loving v. Virginia · 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• United States v. National Dairy Products Corp. · 372 U.S. 29 (1963)
• Korematsu v. United States · 323 U.S. 214 (1945)
• Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc. · 350 U.S. 198 (1956)
• Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity Hospital · 391 U.S. 68 (1968)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Hall v. Beals · 396 U.S. 45 (1969)
• McKane v. Durston · 153 U.S. 684 (1894)
• Smith v. Bennett · 365 U.S. 708 (1961)
• Takahashi v. Fish & Game Commission · 334 U.S. 410 (1948)
• Lane v. Brown · 372 U.S. 477 (1963)

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• Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw · 486 U.S. 71 (1988)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Philip Morris USA v. Williams · 549 U.S. 346 (2007)
• Ortwein v. Schwab · 410 U.S. 656 (1973)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• United States v. Kras · 409 U.S. 434 (1973)
• Maher v. Roe · 432 U.S. 464 (1977)
• DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services · 489 U.S. 189 (1989)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia · 427 U.S. 307 (1976)
• Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc. · 481 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• McGinnis v. Royster · 410 U.S. 263 (1973)
• Lubin v. Panish · 415 U.S. 709 (1974)
• Pernell v. Southall Realty · 416 U.S. 363 (1974)
• Kadrmas v. Dickinson Public Schools · 487 U.S. 450 (1988)
• Greene v. Lindsey · 456 U.S. 444 (1982)
• Lyng v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers · 485 U.S. 360 (1988)
• Alabama Assn. of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Servs. · 594 U.S. 758 (2021)

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