Wright et al. v. Rockefeller, Governor of New York, et al.

Decided February 17, 1964. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 96 · 376 U.S. 52 (1964) · Cited 276 times

We don’t yet publish a summary of this opinion — read the official text below for the Court’s holding and reasoning.

How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
• Brown v. Board of Education · 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
• Watson v. City of Memphis · 373 U.S. 526 (1963)
• ANDERSON Et Al. v. MARTIN · 375 U.S. 399 (1964)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• Wesberry v. Sanders · 376 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Plessy v. Ferguson · 163 U.S. 537 (1896)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Brown v. Allen · 344 U.S. 443 (1953)
• Hirabayashi v. United States · 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
• Gray v. Sanders · 372 U.S. 368 (1963)
• Hernandez v. Texas · 347 U.S. 475 (1954)
• Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
• Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128 (1941)
• Lane v. Wilson · 307 U.S. 268 (1939)
• Buchanan v. Warley · 245 U.S. 60 (1916)
• Akins v. Texas · 325 U.S. 398 (1945)
• Hill v. Texas · 316 U.S. 400 (1942)
• Pierre v. Louisiana · 306 U.S. 354 (1939)
• Eubanks v. Louisiana · 356 U.S. 584 (1958)
• Goss v. Board of Ed. of Knoxville · 373 U.S. 683 (1963)
• District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. · 346 U.S. 100 (1953)

Cited by

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

• City of Mobile v. Bolden · 446 U.S. 55 (1980)
• Shaw v. Reno · 509 U.S. 630 (1993)
• Beer v. United States · 425 U.S. 130 (1976)
• Rogers v. Lodge · 458 U.S. 613 (1982)
• Holder v. Hall · 512 U.S. 874 (1994)
• Washington v. Davis · 426 U.S. 229 (1976)
• Miller v. Johnson · 515 U.S. 900 (1995)
• United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburgh, Inc. v. Carey · 430 U.S. 144 (1977)
• Rucho v. Common Cause · 588 U.S. 684 (2019)
• Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. · 429 U.S. 252 (1977)
• Vieth v. Jubelirer · 541 U.S. 267 (2004)
• Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
• Johnson v. De Grandy · 512 U.S. 997 (1994)
• Whitcomb v. Chavis · 403 U.S. 124 (1971)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New York · 413 U.S. 345 (1973)
• Gaffney v. Cummings · 412 U.S. 735 (1973)
• Board of Ed. of Kiryas Joel Village School Dist. v. Grumet · 512 U.S. 687 (1994)
• Fortson v. Dorsey · 379 U.S. 433 (1965)
• Columbus Board of Education v. Penick · 443 U.S. 449 (1979)
• Davis v. Bandemer · 478 U.S. 109 (1986)
• Karcher v. Daggett · 462 U.S. 725 (1983)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

Hugo Lafayette Black’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: the U.S. Reports via govinfo.gov; authoring Justice and vote lineup from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).