Preiser, Commissioner of Correctional Services of New York, et al. v. Newkirk

Decided June 25, 1975. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-107 · 422 U.S. 395 (1975) · Cited 1,345 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270 (1941)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. · 340 U.S. 36 (1950)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Haworth · 300 U.S. 227 (1937)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) · 412 U.S. 669 (1973)
• North Carolina v. Rice · 404 U.S. 244 (1971)
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc. · 393 U.S. 199 (1968)
• Hall v. Beals · 396 U.S. 45 (1969)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Medical Committee for Human Rights · 404 U.S. 403 (1972)

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• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• United States Parole Commission v. Geraghty · 445 U.S. 388 (1980)
• Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. Roper · 445 U.S. 326 (1980)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• Spencer v. Kemna · 523 U.S. 1 (1998)
• Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · 494 U.S. 472 (1990)
• Vitek v. Jones · 445 U.S. 480 (1980)
• Church of Scientology of California v. United States · 506 U.S. 9 (1992)
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• U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership · 513 U.S. 18 (1994)
• United States National Bank v. Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. · 508 U.S. 439 (1993)
• City of Erie v. Pap's A. M. · 529 U.S. 277 (2000)
• Deakins v. Monaghan · 484 U.S. 193 (1988)
• Great Western Sugar Co. v. Nelson · 442 U.S. 92 (1979)
• Reno v. Bossier Parish School Board · 528 U.S. 320 (2000)
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