Vance, Secretary of State, et al. v. Bradley et al.

Decided February 22, 1979. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-1254 · 440 U.S. 93 (1979) · Cited 1,449 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia · 427 U.S. 307 (1976)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
• Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co. · 220 U.S. 61 (1911)
• United States v. Carolene Products Co. · 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad · 393 U.S. 129 (1968)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Bolling v. Sharpe · 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
• Arnett v. Kennedy · 416 U.S. 134 (1974)
• City of New Orleans v. Dukes · 427 U.S. 297 (1976)
• Frontiero v. Richardson · 411 U.S. 677 (1973)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld · 420 U.S. 636 (1975)
• Langnes v. Green · 282 U.S. 531 (1931)
• Trimble v. Gordon · 430 U.S. 762 (1977)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Railway Express Co. · 265 U.S. 425 (1924)
• McGinnis v. Royster · 410 U.S. 263 (1973)
• Hampton v. Mow Sun Wong · 426 U.S. 88 (1976)
• Hughes v. Alexandria Scrap Corp. · 426 U.S. 794 (1976)
• Stanton v. Stanton · 421 U.S. 7 (1975)
• Califano v. Goldfarb · 430 U.S. 199 (1977)
• Califano v. Jobst · 434 U.S. 47 (1977)
• Schlesinger v. Ballard · 419 U.S. 498 (1975)
• Schilb v. Kuebel · 404 U.S. 357 (1971)
• Califano v. Webster · 430 U.S. 313 (1977)
• United States Department of Agriculture v. Murry · 413 U.S. 508 (1973)

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• Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents · 528 U.S. 62 (2000)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Wyoming · 460 U.S. 226 (1983)
• Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. Doe · 509 U.S. 312 (1993)
• United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz · 449 U.S. 166 (1980)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · 508 U.S. 307 (1993)
• Barry v. Barchi · 443 U.S. 55 (1979)
• Parham v. Hughes · 441 U.S. 347 (1979)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney · 442 U.S. 256 (1979)
• New York State Club Assn., Inc. v. City of New York · 487 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Pennell v. City of San Jose · 485 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
• Kadrmas v. Dickinson Public Schools · 487 U.S. 450 (1988)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
• Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Harris v. McRae · 448 U.S. 297 (1980)
• Nordlinger v. Hahn · 505 U.S. 1 (1992)
• Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff · 467 U.S. 229 (1984)
• Lewis v. United States · 445 U.S. 55 (1980)
• TXO Production Corp. v. Alliance Resources Corp. · 509 U.S. 443 (1993)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Clements v. Fashing · 457 U.S. 957 (1982)
• Caban v. Mohammed · 441 U.S. 380 (1979)
• Schweiker v. Wilson · 450 U.S. 221 (1981)
• Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)

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