Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams

Decided June 22, 1983. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-11 · 462 U.S. 791 (1983) · Cited 1,416 times

Holding

The manner of notice provided to appellant did not meet the requirements of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Walker v. City of Hutchinson · 352 U.S. 112 (1956)
• Greene v. Lindsey · 456 U.S. 444 (1982)
• Schroeder v. City of New York · 371 U.S. 208 (1962)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Covey v. Town of Somers · 351 U.S. 141 (1956)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin · 417 U.S. 156 (1974)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• City of New York v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 344 U.S. 293 (1953)
• North Laramie Land Co. v. Hoffman · 268 U.S. 276 (1925)
• American Land Co. v. Zeiss · 219 U.S. 47 (1911)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• Hess v. Pawloski · 274 U.S. 352 (1927)
• Grannis v. Ordean · 234 U.S. 385 (1914)
• Bank of Marin v. England · 385 U.S. 99 (1966)
• Bell's Gap Railroad v. Pennsylvania · 134 U.S. 232 (1890)
• Griffin v. Griffin · 327 U.S. 220 (1946)
• Nelson v. City of New York · 352 U.S. 103 (1956)
• The MARY, Stafford, Mastf · 13 U.S. 126 (1815)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Tulsa Professional Collection Services, Inc. v. Pope · 485 U.S. 478 (1988)
• Dusenbery v. United States · 534 U.S. 161 (2002)
• Jones v. Flowers · 547 U.S. 220 (2006)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1983). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).