Oyama et al. v. California

Decided January 19, 1948. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 44 · 332 U.S. 633 (1948) · Cited 367 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Terrace v. Thompson · 263 U.S. 197 (1923)
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Truax v. Raich · 239 U.S. 33 (1915)
• Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co. · 220 U.S. 61 (1911)
• Tot v. United States · 319 U.S. 463 (1943)
• Hirabayashi v. United States · 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
• Chambers v. Florida · 309 U.S. 227 (1940)
• Korematsu v. United States · 323 U.S. 214 (1945)
• Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
• Bridges v. Wixon · 326 U.S. 135 (1945)
• Buchanan v. Warley · 245 U.S. 60 (1916)
• Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. Turnipseed · 219 U.S. 35 (1910)
• Heiner v. Donnan · 285 U.S. 312 (1932)
• Ex Parte Endo · 323 U.S. 283 (1945)
• Morrison v. California · 291 U.S. 82 (1934)
• Patton v. Mississippi · 332 U.S. 463 (1947)
• Bandini Petroleum Co. v. Superior Court, Los Angeles Cty. · 284 U.S. 8 (1931)

Cited by

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

• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Takahashi v. Fish & Game Commission · 334 U.S. 410 (1948)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Graham v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 365 (1971)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia · 427 U.S. 307 (1976)
• Frontiero v. Richardson · 411 U.S. 677 (1973)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 · 395 U.S. 621 (1969)
• Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji · 481 U.S. 604 (1987)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
• Trimble v. Gordon · 430 U.S. 762 (1977)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Mathews v. Lucas · 427 U.S. 495 (1976)
• Morey v. Doud · 354 U.S. 457 (1957)
• Sugarman v. Dougall · 413 U.S. 634 (1973)
• Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De Otero · 426 U.S. 572 (1976)
• Kahn v. Shevin · 416 U.S. 351 (1974)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Flowers · 377 U.S. 288 (1964)
• Feiner v. New York · 340 U.S. 315 (1951)
• Parham v. Hughes · 441 U.S. 347 (1979)
• Ambach v. Norwick · 441 U.S. 68 (1979)
• Tillman v. Wheaton-Haven Recreation Assn., Inc. · 410 U.S. 431 (1973)
• Martinez Ex Rel. Morales v. Bynum · 461 U.S. 321 (1983)
• Toll v. Moreno · 458 U.S. 1 (1982)
• Lombard v. Louisiana · 373 U.S. 267 (1963)

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