Michigan v. Long

Decided July 6, 1983. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-256 · 463 U.S. 1032 (1983) · Cited 3,763 times

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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.

• Terry v. Ohio · 392 U.S. 1 (1968)
• New York v. Belton · 453 U.S. 454 (1981)
• Chimel v. California · 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
• United States v. Place · 462 U.S. 696 (1983)
• Adams v. Williams · 407 U.S. 143 (1972)
• United States v. Robinson · 414 U.S. 218 (1973)
• Herb v. Pitcairn · 324 U.S. 117 (1945)
• Minnesota v. National Tea Co. · 309 U.S. 551 (1940)
• United States v. Ross · 456 U.S. 798 (1982)
• Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. · 433 U.S. 562 (1977)
• Delaware v. Prouse · 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
• Pennsylvania v. Mimms · 434 U.S. 106 (1977)
• Sibron v. New York · 392 U.S. 40 (1968)
• Texas v. Brown · 460 U.S. 730 (1983)
• Ybarra v. Illinois · 444 U.S. 85 (1979)
• South Dakota v. Neville · 459 U.S. 553 (1983)
• Abie State Bank v. Bryan · 282 U.S. 765 (1931)
• Carroll v. United States · 267 U.S. 132 (1925)
• Florida v. Royer · 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
• South Dakota v. Opperman · 428 U.S. 364 (1976)
• Almeida-Sanchez v. United States · 413 U.S. 266 (1973)
• Brinegar v. United States · 338 U.S. 160 (1949)
• Dunaway v. New York · 442 U.S. 200 (1979)
• Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · 387 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Oregon v. Kennedy · 456 U.S. 667 (1982)
• United States v. Rabinowitz · 339 U.S. 56 (1950)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Public Service Commission · 248 U.S. 67 (1918)
• Illinois v. Gates · 462 U.S. 213 (1983)
• Coolidge v. New Hampshire · 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
• Kolender v. Lawson · 461 U.S. 352 (1983)

Cited by

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

• Harris v. Reed · 489 U.S. 255 (1989)
• Coleman v. Thompson · 501 U.S. 722 (1991)
• Arizona v. Evans · 514 U.S. 1 (1995)
• Florida v. Powell · 559 U.S. 50 (2010)
• Maryland v. Buie · 494 U.S. 325 (1990)
• Foster v. Chatman · 578 U.S. 488 (2016)
• Florida v. Meyers · 466 U.S. 380 (1984)
• Glossip v. Oklahoma · 604 U.S. 226 (2025)
• Pennsylvania v. Labron · 518 U.S. 938 (1996)
• Delaware v. Van Arsdall · 475 U.S. 673 (1986)
• Ohio v. Robinette · 519 U.S. 33 (1996)
• Arizona v. Gant · 556 U.S. 332 (2009)
• New York v. Class · 475 U.S. 106 (1986)
• Minnesota v. Dickerson · 508 U.S. 366 (1993)
• Pennsylvania v. Finley · 481 U.S. 551 (1987)
• Kansas v. Marsh · 548 U.S. 163 (2006)
• Lawrence Ex Rel. Lawrence v. Chater · 516 U.S. 163 (1996)
• Caldwell v. Mississippi · 472 U.S. 320 (1985)
• Illinois v. Rodriguez · 497 U.S. 177 (1990)
• Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. · 497 U.S. 1 (1990)
• Kentucky v. Stincer · 482 U.S. 730 (1987)
• California v. Carney · 471 U.S. 386 (1985)
• Sochor v. Florida · 504 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Kansas v. Kansas · 577 U.S. 108 (2016)
• Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue · 591 U.S. 464 (2020)
• New Jersey v. T. L. O. · 469 U.S. 325 (1985)
• Maryland v. Wilson · 519 U.S. 408 (1997)
• Maryland v. Garrison · 480 U.S. 79 (1987)
• Johnson v. Williams · 568 U.S. 289 (2013)
• Ponte v. Real · 471 U.S. 491 (1985)

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