Mandel, Governor of Maryland, et al. v. Bradley et al.

Decided June 16, 1977. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-128 · 432 U.S. 173 (1977) · Cited 444 times

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Decided 7–1.

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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.

• Storer v. Brown · 415 U.S. 724 (1974)
• Jenness v. Fortson · 403 U.S. 431 (1971)
• Hicks v. Miranda · 422 U.S. 332 (1975)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Webster v. Fall · 266 U.S. 507 (1925)
• Fusari v. Steinberg · 419 U.S. 379 (1975)
• KVOS, Inc. v. Associated Press · 299 U.S. 269 (1936)

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• Anderson v. Celebrezze · 460 U.S. 780 (1983)
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• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation · 439 U.S. 463 (1979)
• Rogers v. Lodge · 458 U.S. 613 (1982)
• Ramos v. Louisiana · 590 U.S. 83 (2020)
• Turner v. Safley · 482 U.S. 78 (1987)
• McCleskey v. Zant · 499 U.S. 467 (1991)
• Wilson v. Sellers · 584 U.S. 122 (2018)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party · 440 U.S. 173 (1979)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ward · 470 U.S. 869 (1985)

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