University of Tennessee et al. v. Elliott

Decided July 7, 1986. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 85-588 · 478 U.S. 788 (1986) · Cited 1,063 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Chandler v. Roudebush · 425 U.S. 840 (1976)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · 384 U.S. 394 (1966)
• Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. · 448 U.S. 261 (1980)
• Migra v. Warren City School District Board of Education · 465 U.S. 75 (1984)
• Monroe v. Pape · 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
• Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Briscoe v. LaHue · 460 U.S. 325 (1983)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• Mitchum v. Foster · 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• Stoll v. Gottlieb · 305 U.S. 165 (1938)
• Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNary · 454 U.S. 100 (1981)

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• B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. · 575 U.S. 138 (2015)
• Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Solimino · 501 U.S. 104 (1991)

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