United States Civil Service Commission et al. v. National Association of Letter Carriers, Afl-Cio, et al.

Decided June 25, 1973. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-634 · 413 U.S. 548 (1973) · Cited 1,290 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• Wood v. Georgia · 370 U.S. 375 (1962)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• United States v. Harriss · 347 U.S. 612 (1954)
• Williams v. Rhodes · 393 U.S. 23 (1968)
• Gooding v. Wilson · 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
• Bullock v. Carter · 405 U.S. 134 (1972)
• Jenness v. Fortson · 403 U.S. 431 (1971)
• Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. Wyman · 354 U.S. 234 (1957)
• Mills v. Alabama · 384 U.S. 214 (1966)
• Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy · 401 U.S. 265 (1971)
• Rosario v. Rockefeller · 410 U.S. 752 (1973)
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
• Ex Parte Curtis · 106 U.S. 371 (1882)

Cited by

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• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• United States v. National Treasury Employees Union · 513 U.S. 454 (1995)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Heffernan v. City of Paterson · 578 U.S. 266 (2016)
• United States v. Davis · 588 U.S. 445 (2019)
• Clements v. Fashing · 457 U.S. 957 (1982)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• Johnson v. United States · 576 U.S. 591 (2015)
• Waters v. Churchill · 511 U.S. 661 (1994)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California · 468 U.S. 364 (1984)
• Federal Election Commission v. National Right to Work Committee · 459 U.S. 197 (1982)
• Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky · 585 U.S. 1 (2018)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• Kelley v. Johnson · 425 U.S. 238 (1976)
• Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell · 425 U.S. 610 (1976)
• Vieth v. Jubelirer · 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
• Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Ass'n · 555 U.S. 353 (2009)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• Branti v. Finkel · 445 U.S. 507 (1980)
• City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. · 475 U.S. 41 (1986)

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