Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.

Decided May 13, 1974. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-6160 · 416 U.S. 600 (1974) · Cited 1,171 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
• Ewing v. Mytinger & Casselberry, Inc. · 339 U.S. 594 (1950)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589 (1931)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• Vlandis v. Kline · 412 U.S. 441 (1973)
• Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. · 285 U.S. 393 (1932)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• City of New York v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 344 U.S. 293 (1953)
• Hovey v. Elliott · 167 U.S. 409 (1897)
• St. Joseph Stock Yards Co. v. United States · 298 U.S. 38 (1936)
• Opp Cotton Mills, Inc. v. Administrator of the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor · 312 U.S. 126 (1941)
• Londoner v. City and County of Denver · 210 U.S. 373 (1908)
• Griffin v. Griffin · 327 U.S. 220 (1946)
• Baldwin v. Hale · 68 U.S. 223 (1864)
• Coe v. Armour Fertilizer Works · 237 U.S. 413 (1915)
• Roller v. Holly · 176 U.S. 398 (1900)
• Covey v. Town of Somers · 351 U.S. 141 (1956)
• Goldsmith v. United States Board of Tax Appeals · 270 U.S. 117 (1926)
• Ex Parte United States · 287 U.S. 241 (1932)
• West Ohio Gas Co. v. Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio · 294 U.S. 63 (1935)

Cited by

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• North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. · 419 U.S. 601 (1975)
• Connecticut v. Doehr · 501 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Trainor v. Hernandez · 431 U.S. 434 (1977)
• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• District of Columbia v. Heller · 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• United States v. James Daniel Good Real Property · 510 U.S. 43 (1993)
• Laing v. United States · 423 U.S. 161 (1976)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Oregon Ex Rel. State Land Board v. Corvallis Sand & Gravel Co. · 429 U.S. 363 (1977)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• Harmelin v. Michigan · 501 U.S. 957 (1991)
• Gerstein v. Pugh · 420 U.S. 103 (1975)
• Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty. · 452 U.S. 18 (1981)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Zinermon v. Burch · 494 U.S. 113 (1990)
• Goss v. Lopez · 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Wood v. Strickland · 420 U.S. 308 (1975)
• Califano v. Yamasaki · 442 U.S. 682 (1979)
• Parham v. J. R. · 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
• Zurcher v. Stanford Daily · 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
• Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc. · 485 U.S. 80 (1988)
• Barry v. Barchi · 443 U.S. 55 (1979)
• United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Dollars · 461 U.S. 555 (1983)
• New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. · 439 U.S. 96 (1978)

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