Webb v. County Board of Education of Dyer County, Tennessee, et al.
Decided April 17, 1985. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 83-1360 · 471 U.S. 234 (1985) · Cited 405 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Hensley v. Eckerhart · 461 U.S. 424 (1983)
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey · 447 U.S. 54 (1980)
- Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla. · 457 U.S. 496 (1982)
- Blum v. Stenson · 465 U.S. 886 (1984)
- Smith v. Robinson · 468 U.S. 992 (1984)
- Burnett v. Grattan · 468 U.S. 42 (1984)
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society · 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. · 420 U.S. 592 (1975)
- Trainor v. Hernandez · 431 U.S. 434 (1977)
- Summit Valley Industries, Inc. v. Local 112, United Brotherhood of Carpenters · 456 U.S. 717 (1982)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc. · 479 U.S. 6 (1986)
- Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Cent. Pension Fund of the Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs & Participating Emp'rs · 571 U.S. 177 (2014)
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean Air · 478 U.S. 546 (1986)
- Sullivan v. Hudson · 490 U.S. 877 (1989)
- Fox v. Vice · 563 U.S. 826 (2011)
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