Maine et al. v. Thiboutot et Vir.

Decided June 25, 1980. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-838 · 448 U.S. 1 (1980) · Cited 1,890 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Chapman v. Houston Welfare Rights Organization · 441 U.S. 600 (1979)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Rosado v. Wyman · 397 U.S. 397 (1970)
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · 405 U.S. 538 (1972)
• Hagans v. Lavine · 415 U.S. 528 (1974)
• Holt v. Indiana Manufacturing Co. · 176 U.S. 68 (1900)
• City of Greenwood v. Peacock · 384 U.S. 808 (1966)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• District of Columbia v. Carter · 409 U.S. 418 (1973)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Owen v. City of Independence · 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 437 U.S. 153 (1978)
• Mitchum v. Foster · 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• United States v. Price · 383 U.S. 787 (1966)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Martinez v. California · 444 U.S. 277 (1980)
• Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De Otero · 426 U.S. 572 (1976)
• Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · 398 U.S. 144 (1970)
• Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Wood v. Strickland · 420 U.S. 308 (1975)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Sorrells v. United States · 287 U.S. 435 (1932)
• Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States · 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397 (1979)
• King v. Smith · 392 U.S. 309 (1968)
• Great American Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Novotny · 442 U.S. 366 (1979)

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• Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski · 599 U.S. 166 (2023)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 493 U.S. 103 (1989)
• Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn. · 453 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic · 606 U.S. 357 (2025)
• Wilder v. Virginia Hospital Assn. · 496 U.S. 498 (1990)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams · 544 U.S. 113 (2005)
• Gonzaga University v. Doe · 536 U.S. 273 (2002)
• Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
• Suter v. Artist M. · 503 U.S. 347 (1992)
• Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. · 575 U.S. 320 (2015)
• City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · 453 U.S. 247 (1981)
• Jett v. Dallas Independent School District · 491 U.S. 701 (1989)
• Alden v. Maine · 527 U.S. 706 (1999)
• Blessing v. Freestone · 520 U.S. 329 (1997)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• Davis v. Scherer · 468 U.S. 183 (1984)
• Smith v. Wade · 461 U.S. 30 (1983)
• Briscoe v. LaHue · 460 U.S. 325 (1983)
• Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. Agyei · 491 U.S. 274 (1989)
• Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Schacht · 524 U.S. 381 (1998)
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Marek v. Chesny · 473 U.S. 1 (1985)
• United States v. Gonzales · 520 U.S. 1 (1997)
• United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez · 494 U.S. 259 (1990)
• Wright v. City of Roanoke Redevelopment & Housing Authority · 479 U.S. 418 (1987)

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