Whitehill v. Elkins, President, University of Maryland, et al.
Decided November 16, 1967. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 25 · 389 U.S. 54 (1967) · Cited 102 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Abe Fortas
- Earl Warren
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Byron Raymond White
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart
“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.
- Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore · 341 U.S. 56 (1951)
- Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
- Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
- Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
- Terminiello v. Chicago · 337 U.S. 1 (1949)
- Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
- Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. Wyman · 354 U.S. 234 (1957)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
- Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
- Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
- Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
- DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
- California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
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