Richard Vieth, Norma Jean Vieth, and Susan Furey v. Robert C. Jubelirer, President of the Pennsylvania Senate, et al.

Decided April 28, 2004. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 02-1580 · 541 U.S. 267 (2004) · Cited 394 times

Holding

The judgment is affirmed.

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How the Justices voted

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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.

• Davis v. Bandemer · 478 U.S. 109 (1986)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Shaw v. Reno · 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
• Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
• Bush v. Vera · 517 U.S. 952 (1996)
• Gaffney v. Cummings · 412 U.S. 735 (1973)
• United States v. Hays · 515 U.S. 737 (1995)
• Karcher v. Daggett · 462 U.S. 725 (1983)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Colegrove v. Green · 328 U.S. 549 (1946)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Johnson v. De Grandy · 512 U.S. 997 (1994)
• Board of Comm'rs, Wabaunsee Cty. v. Umbehr · 518 U.S. 668 (1996)
• Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
• California Democratic Party v. Jones · 530 U.S. 567 (2000)
• Shaw v. Hunt · 517 U.S. 899 (1996)
• Wells v. Rockefeller · 394 U.S. 542 (1969)
• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Lehr v. Robertson · 463 U.S. 248 (1983)
• United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
• Thornburg v. Gingles · 478 U.S. 30 (1986)
• Wesberry v. Sanders · 376 U.S. 1 (1964)
• McConnell v. Federal Election Commission · 540 U.S. 93 (2003)

Cited by

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

• Rucho v. Common Cause · 588 U.S. 684 (2019)
• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry · 548 U.S. 399 (2006)
• Gill v. Whitford · 585 U.S. 48 (2018)
• Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Comm'n · 576 U.S. 787 (2015)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc. · 556 U.S. 868 (2009)
• Arizona v. Gant · 556 U.S. 332 (2009)
• Bartlett v. Strickland · 556 U.S. 1 (2009)
• Cooper v. Harris · 581 U.S. 285 (2017)
• Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP · 602 U.S. 1 (2024)
• Zivotofsky Ex Rel. Zivotofsky v. Clinton · 566 U.S. 189 (2012)
• Shapiro v. McManus · 577 U.S. 39 (2015)
• Randall v. Sorrell · 548 U.S. 230 (2006)
• Johnson v. California · 543 U.S. 499 (2005)
• Clingman v. Beaver · 544 U.S. 581 (2005)

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