Mills et al. v. Rogers et al.

Decided June 18, 1982. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-1417 · 457 U.S. 291 (1982) · Cited 258 times

Holding

The Court of Appeals' judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded for that court's consideration, in the first instance, of whether the correct disposition of this case is affected by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's intervening decision.

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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.

• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex · 442 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Parham v. J. R. · 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · 424 U.S. 800 (1976)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418 (1979)
• Ingraham v. Wright · 430 U.S. 651 (1977)
• Oregon v. Hass · 420 U.S. 714 (1975)
• Jacobson v. Massachusetts · 197 U.S. 11 (1905)
• O'Connor v. Donaldson · 422 U.S. 563 (1975)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
• New York City Transit Authority v. Beazer · 440 U.S. 568 (1979)
• Bellotti v. Baird · 428 U.S. 132 (1976)

Cited by

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

• Washington v. Harper · 494 U.S. 210 (1990)
• Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health · 497 U.S. 261 (1990)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• South Dakota v. Neville · 459 U.S. 553 (1983)
• Jones v. United States · 463 U.S. 354 (1983)

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