Toomer et al. v. Witsell et al.

Decided June 7, 1948. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 415 · 334 U.S. 385 (1948) · Cited 671 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• McCready v. Virginia · 94 U.S. 391 (1877)
• Geer v. Connecticut · 161 U.S. 519 (1896)
• Foster-Fountain Packing Co. v. Haydel · 278 U.S. 1 (1928)
• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• United States v. California · 332 U.S. 19 (1947)
• Patsone v. Pennsylvania · 232 U.S. 138 (1914)
• American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
• Manchester v. Massachusetts · 139 U.S. 240 (1891)
• Bayside Fish Flour Co. v. Gentry · 297 U.S. 422 (1936)
• Truax v. Raich · 239 U.S. 33 (1915)
• Rescue Army v. Municipal Court of Los Angeles · 331 U.S. 549 (1947)
• Shaffer v. Carter · 252 U.S. 37 (1920)
• Blake v. McClung · 172 U.S. 239 (1898)
• Skiriotes v. Florida · 313 U.S. 69 (1941)
• Heisler v. Thomas Colliery Co. · 260 U.S. 245 (1922)
• Oliver Iron Mining Co. v. Lord · 262 U.S. 172 (1923)
• East New York Savings Bank v. Hahn · 326 U.S. 230 (1945)
• Lacoste v. Department of Conservation of Louisiana · 263 U.S. 545 (1924)

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• Baldwin v. Fish and Game Comm'n of Mont. · 436 U.S. 371 (1978)
• United Building & Constr. Trades Council of Camden Cty. v. Mayor and Council of Camden · 465 U.S. 208 (1984)
• Supreme Court of NH v. Piper · 470 U.S. 274 (1985)
• Hicklin v. Orbeck · 437 U.S. 518 (1978)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman · 487 U.S. 59 (1988)
• Zobel v. Williams · 457 U.S. 55 (1982)
• United Haulers Ass'n v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority · 550 U.S. 330 (2007)
• Douglas v. Seacoast Products, Inc. · 431 U.S. 265 (1977)
• Austin v. New Hampshire · 420 U.S. 656 (1975)
• City of Philadelphia v. New Jersey · 437 U.S. 617 (1978)
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. · 360 U.S. 185 (1959)
• Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux · 360 U.S. 25 (1959)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of Clarkstown · 511 U.S. 383 (1994)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• Saenz v. Roe · 526 U.S. 489 (1999)
• McBurney v. Young · 569 U.S. 221 (2013)
• Kleppe v. New Mexico · 426 U.S. 529 (1976)
• Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd. · 363 U.S. 207 (1960)
• Mullaney v. Anderson · 342 U.S. 415 (1952)
• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• Doe v. Bolton · 410 U.S. 179 (1973)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
• Breard v. Alexandria · 341 U.S. 622 (1951)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)

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