Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1972

Vlandis v. Kline et al.

Decided June 11, 1973. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 72-493 · 412 U.S. 441 (1973) · Cited 853 times

Holding

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not permit Connecticut to deny an individual the opportunity to present evidence that he is a bona fide resident entitled to in-state rates, on the basis of a permanent and irrebuttable presumption of nonresidence, when that presumption is not necessarily or universally true in fact, and when the State has reasonable alternative means of making the crucial determination.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
Shapiro v. Thompson · 394 U.S. 618 (1969)
Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
Heiner v. Donnan · 285 U.S. 312 (1932)
Frontiero v. Richardson · 411 U.S. 677 (1973)
Ferguson v. Skrupa · 372 U.S. 726 (1963)
Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
Reed v. Reed · 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
Leary v. United States · 395 U.S. 6 (1969)
Turner v. United States · 396 U.S. 398 (1970)
Kovacs v. Cooper · 336 U.S. 77 (1949)
Tot v. United States · 319 U.S. 463 (1943)
Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 406 U.S. 164 (1972)
Schlesinger v. Wisconsin · 270 U.S. 230 (1926)
Hoeper v. Tax Comm'n of Wis. · 284 U.S. 206 (1931)

Cited by

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

Elkins v. Moreno · 435 U.S. 647 (1978)
Weinberger v. Salfi · 422 U.S. 749 (1975)
Zobel v. Williams · 457 U.S. 55 (1982)
Martinez Ex Rel. Morales v. Bynum · 461 U.S. 321 (1983)
Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur · 414 U.S. 632 (1974)
Memorial Hospital v. Maricopa County · 415 U.S. 250 (1974)
Toll v. Moreno · 458 U.S. 1 (1982)
United States Department of Agriculture v. Murry · 413 U.S. 508 (1973)
Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
Michael H. v. Gerald D. · 491 U.S. 110 (1989)
Saenz v. Roe · 526 U.S. 489 (1999)
Attorney General of New York v. Soto-Lopez · 476 U.S. 898 (1986)
Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs. · 436 U.S. 658 (1978)
Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
Usery v. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. · 428 U.S. 1 (1976)
United States v. Locke · 471 U.S. 84 (1985)
City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
Plyler v. Doe · 457 U.S. 202 (1982)
Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
Mathews v. Lucas · 427 U.S. 495 (1976)
Texaco, Inc. v. Short · 454 U.S. 516 (1982)
Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group · 468 U.S. 841 (1984)
Jimenez v. Weinberger · 417 U.S. 628 (1974)
Marshall v. United States · 414 U.S. 417 (1974)
Nyquist v. Mauclet · 432 U.S. 1 (1977)
Hooper v. Bernalillo County Assessor · 472 U.S. 612 (1985)
Jones v. Helms · 452 U.S. 412 (1981)
Lavine v. Milne · 424 U.S. 577 (1976)

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