Roemer et al. v. Board of Public Works of Maryland et al.

Decided June 21, 1976. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-730 · 426 U.S. 736 (1976) · Cited 417 times

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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.

• Tilton v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 672 (1971)
• Hunt v. McNair · 413 U.S. 734 (1973)
• Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Nyquist · 413 U.S. 756 (1973)
• Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing · 330 U.S. 1 (1947)
• Board of Ed. of Central School Dist. No. 1 v. Allen · 392 U.S. 236 (1968)
• Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New York · 397 U.S. 664 (1970)
• Meek v. Pittenger · 421 U.S. 349 (1975)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 403 U.S. 602 (1971)
• Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty. · 333 U.S. 203 (1948)
• Lemon v. Kurtzman · 411 U.S. 192 (1973)
• Levitt v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty · 413 U.S. 472 (1973)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)

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• Bowen v. Kendrick · 487 U.S. 589 (1988)
• Mitchell v. Helms · 530 U.S. 793 (2000)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• Aguilar v. Felton · 473 U.S. 402 (1985)
• Wolman v. Walter · 433 U.S. 229 (1977)
• Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. Regan · 444 U.S. 646 (1980)
• School District of Grand Rapids v. Ball · 473 U.S. 373 (1985)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union · 492 U.S. 573 (1989)
• Wallace v. Jaffree · 472 U.S. 38 (1985)
• Agostini v. Felton · 521 U.S. 203 (1997)
• Lynch v. Donnelly · 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
• Lee v. Weisman · 505 U.S. 577 (1992)
• Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
• Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District · 508 U.S. 384 (1993)
• Marsh v. Chambers · 463 U.S. 783 (1983)
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris · 536 U.S. 639 (2002)
• Estate of Thornton v. Caldor, Inc. · 472 U.S. 703 (1985)

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