Sweatt v. Painter et al.

Decided June 5, 1950. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 44 · 339 U.S. 629 (1950) · Cited 260 times

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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.

• Plessy v. Ferguson · 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. Canada · 305 U.S. 337 (1938)

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• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• Grutter v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
• Palmer v. Thompson · 403 U.S. 217 (1971)
• United States v. Fordice · 505 U.S. 717 (1992)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Runyon v. McCrary · 427 U.S. 160 (1976)
• Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. · 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
• Barrows v. Jackson · 346 U.S. 249 (1953)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 567 U.S. 239 (2012)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization · 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
• Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
• Board of Ed. of Oklahoma City Public Schools v. Dowell · 498 U.S. 237 (1991)
• Bell v. Maryland · 378 U.S. 226 (1964)
• Watson v. City of Memphis · 373 U.S. 526 (1963)
• ROGERS Et Al. v. PAUL Et Al. · 382 U.S. 198 (1965)
• Evans v. Abney · 396 U.S. 435 (1970)

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