Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2004

Town of Castle Rock, Colorado v. Gonzales, Individually and as Next Friend of Her Deceased Minor Children, Gonzales et al.

Decided June 27, 2005. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 04-278 · 545 U.S. 748 (2005) · Cited 1,153 times

Holding

Respondent did not, for Due Process Clause purposes, have a property interest in police enforcement of the restraining order against her husband.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
O'Bannon v. Town Court Nursing Center · 447 U.S. 773 (1980)
DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services · 489 U.S. 189 (1989)
Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
Goss v. Lopez · 419 U.S. 565 (1975)
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation · 524 U.S. 156 (1998)
Elkins v. Moreno · 435 U.S. 647 (1978)
Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. · 534 U.S. 506 (2002)
Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
Paul v. Davis · 424 U.S. 693 (1976)
Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
Leavitt v. Jane L. · 518 U.S. 137 (1996)
Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
Sandin v. Conner · 515 U.S. 472 (1995)
Parratt v. Taylor · 451 U.S. 527 (1981)
Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247 (1978)
American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Sullivan · 526 U.S. 40 (1999)
Olim v. Wakinekona · 461 U.S. 238 (1983)
Bishop v. Wood · 426 U.S. 341 (1976)
Kentucky Department of Corrections v. Thompson · 490 U.S. 454 (1989)
Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
Linda R. S. v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)

Cited by

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

United States v. Texas · 599 U.S. 670 (2023)
Nelson v. Colorado · 581 U.S. 128 (2017)
Department of State v. Munoz · 602 U.S. 899 (2024)
Georgia v. Randolph · 547 U.S. 103 (2006)
Gonzalez v. Trevino · 602 U.S. 653 (2024)

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