Milliken, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Bradley et al.

Decided June 27, 1977. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-447 · 433 U.S. 267 (1977) · Cited 1,041 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 418 U.S. 717 (1974)
• Green v. County School Board of New Kent County · 391 U.S. 430 (1968)
• Pasadena City Board of Education v. Spangler · 427 U.S. 424 (1976)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer · 427 U.S. 445 (1976)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Hills v. Gautreaux · 425 U.S. 284 (1976)
• United States v. Montgomery County Board of Education · 395 U.S. 225 (1969)
• National League of Cities v. Usery · 426 U.S. 833 (1976)
• Lau v. Nichols · 414 U.S. 563 (1974)

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• Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe of Idaho · 521 U.S. 261 (1997)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 495 U.S. 33 (1990)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)
• Horne v. Flores · 557 U.S. 433 (2009)
• Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell · 498 U.S. 237 (1991)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)
• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Green v. Mansour · 474 U.S. 64 (1985)
• Spallone v. United States · 493 U.S. 265 (1990)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Papasan v. Allain · 478 U.S. 265 (1986)
• Quern v. Jordan · 440 U.S. 332 (1979)
• General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 458 U.S. 375 (1982)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County Jail · 502 U.S. 367 (1992)
• Guardians Assn. v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of New York City · 463 U.S. 582 (1983)
• Houchins v. KQED, Inc. · 438 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Bowen v. Kendrick · 487 U.S. 589 (1988)
• Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
• Breard v. Greene · 523 U.S. 371 (1998)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. Agyei · 491 U.S. 274 (1989)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. · 491 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
• Frew Ex Rel. Frew v. Hawkins · 540 U.S. 431 (2004)
• Brown v. Plata · 563 U.S. 493 (2011)

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