Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle

Decided January 11, 1977. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-1278 · 429 U.S. 274 (1977) · Cited 7,445 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.

• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
• Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283 (1938)
• Nardone v. United States · 308 U.S. 338 (1939)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury · 323 U.S. 459 (1945)
• Parker v. North Carolina · 397 U.S. 790 (1970)
• City of Kenosha v. Bruno · 412 U.S. 507 (1973)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Wong Sun v. United States · 371 U.S. 471 (1963)
• Edelman v. Jordan · 415 U.S. 651 (1974)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
• Moor v. County of Alameda · 411 U.S. 693 (1973)
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel · 424 U.S. 737 (1976)
• Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld · 420 U.S. 636 (1975)
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · 341 U.S. 246 (1951)
• Lyons v. Oklahoma · 322 U.S. 596 (1944)
• Lincoln County v. Luning · 133 U.S. 529 (1890)

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• Hartman v. Moore · 547 U.S. 250 (2006)
• Wilkie v. Robbins · 551 U.S. 537 (2007)
• Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 557 U.S. 167 (2009)
• Waters v. Churchill · 511 U.S. 661 (1994)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School District · 439 U.S. 410 (1979)
• Board of Ed., Island Trees Union Free School Dist. No. 26 v. Pico · 457 U.S. 853 (1982)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Lake Country Estates, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 440 U.S. 391 (1979)
• Board of Comm'rs, Wabaunsee Cty. v. Umbehr · 518 U.S. 668 (1996)
• Gonzalez v. Trevino · 602 U.S. 653 (2024)
• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Lozman v. Riviera Beach · 585 U.S. 87 (2018)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
• Alden v. Maine · 527 U.S. 706 (1999)
• Rankin v. McPherson · 483 U.S. 378 (1987)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp. · 462 U.S. 393 (1983)
• McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co. · 513 U.S. 352 (1995)
• Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. v. Feeney · 495 U.S. 299 (1990)
• Jean v. Nelson · 472 U.S. 846 (1985)
• Hunter v. Underwood · 471 U.S. 222 (1985)
• Texas v. Lesage · 528 U.S. 18 (1999)
• National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo · 602 U.S. 175 (2024)
• Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · 491 U.S. 58 (1989)

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