Withrow et al. v. Larkin

Decided April 16, 1975. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1573 · 421 U.S. 35 (1975) · Cited 2,322 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Gibson v. Berryhill · 411 U.S. 564 (1973)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute · 333 U.S. 683 (1948)
• In Re Murchison. · 349 U.S. 133 (1955)
• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• Mayo v. Lakeland Highlands Canning Co. · 309 U.S. 310 (1940)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Donnelly Garment Co. · 330 U.S. 219 (1947)
• Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
• Gagnon v. Scarpelli · 411 U.S. 778 (1973)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• Ungar v. Sarafite · 376 U.S. 575 (1964)
• Brown v. Chote · 411 U.S. 452 (1973)
• Richardson v. Perales · 402 U.S. 389 (1971)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Permian Basin Area Rate Cases · 390 U.S. 747 (1968)
• United States v. Morgan · 313 U.S. 409 (1941)
• Ward v. Village of Monroeville · 409 U.S. 57 (1972)
• Mayberry v. Pennsylvania · 400 U.S. 455 (1971)
• Taylor v. Hayes · 418 U.S. 488 (1974)
• Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 393 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Schmidt v. Lessard · 414 U.S. 473 (1974)
• Nilva v. United States · 352 U.S. 385 (1957)
• Gunn v. University Committee to End the War in Viet Nam · 399 U.S. 383 (1970)

Cited by

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• Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc. · 556 U.S. 868 (2009)
• Williams v. Pennsylvania · 579 U.S. 1 (2016)
• Hortonville Joint School District No. 1 v. Hortonville Education Ass'n · 426 U.S. 482 (1976)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• Rippo v. Baker · 580 U.S. 285 (2017)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Bracy v. Gramley · 520 U.S. 899 (1997)
• Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc. · 446 U.S. 238 (1980)
• Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · 476 U.S. 747 (1986)
• Republican Party of Minnesota v. White · 536 U.S. 765 (2002)
• Schweiker v. McClure · 456 U.S. 188 (1982)

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