Smith et al. v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315, et al.
Decided April 30, 1979. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 78-1223 · 441 U.S. 463 (1979) · Cited 377 times
We don’t yet publish a summary of this opinion — read the official text below for the Court’s holding and reasoning.
How the Justices voted
Decided 7–1.
Majority · 7
Dissenting · 1
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
- United Mine Workers v. Illinois State Bar Ass'n · 389 U.S. 217 (1967)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State Bar · 377 U.S. 1 (1964)
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
- Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127 (1961)
- Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
- Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
- Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
- United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan · 401 U.S. 576 (1971)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
- Lance v. Dennis · 546 U.S. 459 (2006)
- Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Ass'n · 555 U.S. 353 (2009)
- Montana v. Hall · 481 U.S. 400 (1987)
Official text
Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)
Explore from here
All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court
Source: the U.S. Reports via govinfo.gov; authoring Justice and vote lineup from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).