Raney et al. v. Board of Education of the Gould School District et al.

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

Docket 805 · 391 U.S. 443 (1968) · Cited 205 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.

• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294 (1955)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)

Cited by

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

• Flast v. Cohen · 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Milliken v. Bradley · 418 U.S. 717 (1974)
• Keyes v. School Dist. No. 1, Denver · 413 U.S. 189 (1973)
• Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell · 498 U.S. 237 (1991)
• Freeman v. Pitts · 503 U.S. 467 (1992)
• Columbus Board of Education v. Penick · 443 U.S. 449 (1979)

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