Missouri et al. v. Jenkins, by Her Friend, Agyei, et al.

Decided June 19, 1989. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-64 · 491 U.S. 274 (1989) · Cited 1,583 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Hutto v. Finney · 437 U.S. 678 (1978)
• Library of Congress v. Shaw · 478 U.S. 310 (1986)
• Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air · 483 U.S. 711 (1987)
• Blum v. Stenson · 465 U.S. 886 (1984)
• City of Riverside v. Rivera · 477 U.S. 561 (1986)
• United States v. North Carolina · 136 U.S. 211 (1890)
• Papasan v. Allain · 478 U.S. 265 (1986)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer · 427 U.S. 445 (1976)
• Hensley v. Eckerhart · 461 U.S. 424 (1983)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District · 489 U.S. 782 (1989)
• Blanchard v. Bergeron · 489 U.S. 87 (1989)
• Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc. · 482 U.S. 437 (1987)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 433 U.S. 267 (1977)
• Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation · 483 U.S. 468 (1987)
• Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney · 489 U.S. 169 (1989)
• Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public Health · 411 U.S. 279 (1973)
• Badaracco v. Commissioner · 464 U.S. 386 (1984)
• West Virginia v. United States · 479 U.S. 305 (1987)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)

Cited by

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

• Richlin Security Service Co. v. Chertoff · 553 U.S. 571 (2008)
• West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey · 499 U.S. 83 (1991)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 495 U.S. 33 (1990)
• Astrue v. Ratliff · 560 U.S. 586 (2010)
• City of Burlington v. Dague · 505 U.S. 557 (1992)
• Hoffman v. Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance · 492 U.S. 96 (1989)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)

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