Southeastern Community College v. Davis

Decided June 11, 1979. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-711 · 442 U.S. 397 (1979) · Cited 1,381 times

Holding

There was no violation of 504 when petitioner concluded that respondent did not qualify for admission to its program.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Moor v. County of Alameda · 411 U.S. 693 (1973)
• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. Manhart · 435 U.S. 702 (1978)
• United States v. Augenblick · 393 U.S. 348 (1969)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• Norton Ex Rel. Chiles v. Mathews · 427 U.S. 524 (1976)
• Greyhound Corp. v. Mt. Hood Stages, Inc. · 437 U.S. 322 (1978)
• Quern v. Mandley · 436 U.S. 725 (1978)

Cited by

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

• Alexander v. Choate · 469 U.S. 287 (1985)
• School Bd. of Nassau Cty. v. Arline · 480 U.S. 273 (1987)
• Bowen v. American Hospital Assn. · 476 U.S. 610 (1986)
• Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 451 U.S. 1 (1981)
• Traynor v. Turnage · 485 U.S. 535 (1988)
• University of Texas v. Camenisch · 451 U.S. 390 (1981)
• Maine v. Thiboutot · 448 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Perrin v. United States · 444 U.S. 37 (1979)
• Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
• Olmstead v. L.C. · 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
• Andrus v. Allard · 444 U.S. 51 (1979)
• North Haven Board of Education v. Bell · 456 U.S. 512 (1982)
• Diamond v. Chakrabarty · 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
• Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 462 U.S. 669 (1983)
• Commissioner v. Engle · 464 U.S. 206 (1984)
• Monroe v. Standard Oil Co. · 452 U.S. 549 (1981)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1979). 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).