Monroe et al. v. Board of Commissioners of the City of Jackson et al.

Decided May 27, 1968. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 740 · 391 U.S. 450 (1968) · Cited 280 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.

• Goss v. Board of Ed. of Knoxville · 373 U.S. 683 (1963)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)

Cited by

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

• Wright v. Council of Emporia · 407 U.S. 451 (1972)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 418 U.S. 717 (1974)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Flast v. Cohen · 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
• Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney · 442 U.S. 256 (1979)
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
• Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
• Columbus Board of Education v. Penick · 443 U.S. 449 (1979)
• United States v. Scotland Neck City Board of Education · 407 U.S. 484 (1972)

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