Parker, Warden, et al. v. Levy

Decided June 19, 1974. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-206 · 417 U.S. 733 (1974) · Cited 1,846 times

We don’t yet publish a summary of this opinion — read the official text below for the Court’s holding and reasoning.

How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Smith v. Goguen · 415 U.S. 566 (1974)
• Smith v. Whitney · 116 U.S. 167 (1886)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Coates v. City of Cincinnati · 402 U.S. 611 (1971)
• Orloff v. Willoughby · 345 U.S. 83 (1953)
• Reid v. Covert · 354 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Giaccio v. Pennsylvania · 382 U.S. 399 (1966)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville · 405 U.S. 156 (1972)
• United States v. Harriss · 347 U.S. 612 (1954)
• Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
• Gooding v. Wilson · 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
• United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• Bridges v. Wixon · 326 U.S. 135 (1945)
• Burns v. Wilson · 346 U.S. 137 (1953)
• O'Callahan v. Parker · 395 U.S. 258 (1969)
• United States Ex Rel. Toth v. Quarles · 350 U.S. 11 (1955)
• In Re Grimley · 137 U.S. 147 (1890)
• United States v. Schwimmer · 279 U.S. 644 (1929)
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• Bouie v. City of Columbia · 378 U.S. 347 (1964)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• Winters v. New York · 333 U.S. 507 (1948)
• Schenck v. United States · 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
• Jordan v. De George · 341 U.S. 223 (1951)
• United States v. National Dairy Products Corp. · 372 U.S. 29 (1963)

Cited by

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

• Middendorf v. Henry · 425 U.S. 25 (1976)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Kolender v. Lawson · 461 U.S. 352 (1983)
• Secretary of the Navy v. Avrech · 418 U.S. 676 (1974)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Goldman v. Weinberger · 475 U.S. 503 (1986)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• Chappell v. Wallace · 462 U.S. 296 (1983)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Schlesinger v. Councilman · 420 U.S. 738 (1975)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co. · 467 U.S. 947 (1984)
• Haig v. Agee · 453 U.S. 280 (1981)
• Loving v. United States · 517 U.S. 748 (1996)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. · 455 U.S. 489 (1982)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Chadha · 462 U.S. 919 (1983)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab · 489 U.S. 656 (1989)
• Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition · 535 U.S. 234 (2002)
• Virginia v. Black · 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• United States v. Stanley · 483 U.S. 669 (1987)
• Rostker v. Goldberg · 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
• Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell · 425 U.S. 610 (1976)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

William Hubbs Rehnquist’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: the U.S. Reports via govinfo.gov; authoring Justice and vote lineup from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).