Zwickler v. Koota, District Attorney of Kings County

Decided December 5, 1967. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 29 · 389 U.S. 241 (1967) · Cited 1,325 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 Cahokia · 373 U.S. 668 (1963)
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette · 319 U.S. 157 (1943)
• Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux · 360 U.S. 25 (1959)
• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. · 360 U.S. 185 (1959)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin · 323 U.S. 101 (1944)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · 325 U.S. 450 (1945)
• Chicago v. Fieldcrest Dairies, Inc. · 316 U.S. 168 (1942)
• Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor · 353 U.S. 364 (1957)
• Stainback v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po · 336 U.S. 368 (1949)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270 (1941)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NM · 353 U.S. 232 (1957)
• Smith v. California · 361 U.S. 147 (1959)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Meredith v. Winter Haven · 320 U.S. 228 (1943)
• Toomer v. Witsell · 334 U.S. 385 (1948)

Cited by

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

• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• Golden v. Zwickler · 394 U.S. 103 (1969)
• Cameron v. Johnson · 390 U.S. 611 (1968)
• Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. · 420 U.S. 592 (1975)
• Preiser v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 475 (1973)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Wisconsin v. Constantineau · 400 U.S. 433 (1971)
• Williams v. Rhodes · 393 U.S. 23 (1968)
• Aldinger v. Howard · 427 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Fair Assessment in Real Estate Assn., Inc. v. McNary · 454 U.S. 100 (1981)
• Reetz v. Bozanich · 397 U.S. 82 (1970)
• City of Houston v. Hill · 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Lynch v. Household Finance Corp. · 405 U.S. 538 (1972)
• Kusper v. Pontikes · 414 U.S. 51 (1973)
• Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · 476 U.S. 747 (1986)
• Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)
• Kaiser Steel Corp. v. W. S. Ranch Co. · 391 U.S. 593 (1968)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Stone v. Powell · 428 U.S. 465 (1976)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Butz v. Economou · 438 U.S. 478 (1978)
• Powell v. McCormack · 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
• Procunier v. Martinez · 416 U.S. 396 (1974)

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