Rizzo, Mayor of Philadelphia, et al. v. Goode et al.

Decided January 21, 1976. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-942 · 423 U.S. 362 (1976) · Cited 5,802 times

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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.

• O'Shea v. Littleton · 414 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Allee v. Medrano · 416 U.S. 802 (1974)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · 402 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Mitchum v. Foster · 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality League · 415 U.S. 605 (1974)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Sampson v. Murray · 415 U.S. 61 (1974)
• Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. · 420 U.S. 592 (1975)
• Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. · 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
• District of Columbia v. Carter · 409 U.S. 418 (1973)
• United States v. Park · 421 U.S. 658 (1975)
• Stefanelli v. Minard · 342 U.S. 117 (1951)
• Giles v. Harris · 189 U.S. 475 (1903)
• Irwin v. Dixion · 50 U.S. 10 (1850)

Cited by

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

• City of Los Angeles v. Lyons · 461 U.S. 95 (1983)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• Juidice v. Vail · 430 U.S. 327 (1977)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Illinois v. Gates · 462 U.S. 213 (1983)
• City of Canton v. Harris · 489 U.S. 378 (1989)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
• Baker v. McCollan · 443 U.S. 137 (1979)
• Polk County v. Dodson · 454 U.S. 312 (1981)
• Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Delgado · 466 U.S. 210 (1984)
• United States v. Janis · 428 U.S. 433 (1976)
• General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 458 U.S. 375 (1982)
• Francis v. Henderson · 425 U.S. 536 (1976)
• Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. · 491 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman · 433 U.S. 406 (1977)
• Hills v. Gautreaux · 425 U.S. 284 (1976)

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