Serrano v. Priest

Decided December 30, 1976. Raymond L. Sullivan wrote the opinion for the court.

557 P.2d 929 · Cited 311 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
• People v. Disbrow · 545 P.2d 272
• Silver v. Brown · 405 P.2d 132
• D'AMICO v. Board of Medical Examiners · 520 P.2d 10
• Bank of California v. Superior Court · 16 Cal. 2d 516
• City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Young · 466 P.2d 225
• Weber v. City Council · 513 P.2d 601
• Department of Mental Hygiene v. Kirchner · 388 P.2d 720
• Brown v. Board of Education · 349 U.S. 294
• People v. Brisendine · 531 P.2d 1099
• Burrows v. Superior Court · 529 P.2d 590
• Westbrook v. Mihaly · 471 P.2d 487
• Methodist Hosp. of Sacramento v. Saylor · 488 P.2d 161
• Mulkey v. Reitman · 413 P.2d 825
• In Re Ricky H. · 468 P.2d 204
• Muggill v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp. · 398 P.2d 147
• People v. Longwill · 538 P.2d 753
• People v. Norman · 538 P.2d 237
• California State Employees'assn. v. St. of Calif. · 32 Cal. App. 3d 103
• Community Redevelopment Agency v. Abrams · 543 P.2d 905
• Yorty v. Anderson · 60 Cal. 2d 312
• Robinson v. Cahill · 303 A.2d 273
• State v. Kaluna · 520 P.2d 51
• French v. Senate · 80 P. 1031
• Thompson v. Engelking · 537 P.2d 635

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• Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
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• Vergara v. State · 209 Cal. Rptr. 3d 532
• DuPree v. Alma School District No. 30 · 651 S.W.2d 90
• Horton v. Meskill · 172 Conn. 615
• Campaign for Quality Educ. v. State · 209 Cal. Rptr. 3d 888
• Hawkins v. Superior Court · 586 P.2d 916
• Skeen v. State · 505 N.W.2d 299
• Common Cause v. Board of Supervisors · 777 P.2d 610
• Committee to Defend Reproductive Rights v. Myers · 625 P.2d 779
• William Penn School District v. Pennsylvania Department of Education · 170 A.3d 414
• Darces v. Woods · 679 P.2d 458
• Ex Parte James · 713 So. 2d 869
• Butt v. State of California · 842 P.2d 1240
• Van Atta v. Scott · 613 P.2d 210
• Vergara v. State of California · 246 Cal. App. 4th 619
• Pfost v. State · 713 P.2d 495
• California Teachers Assn. v. Hayes · 5 Cal. App. 4th 1513
• Serrano v. Unruh · 652 P.2d 985
• Washakie County School District Number One v. Herschler · 606 P.2d 310
• Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter · 851 S.W.2d 139
• Kasler v. Lockyer · 2 P.3d 581
• Hornbeck v. Somerset County Board of Education · 458 A.2d 758
• Campbell County School District v. State · 907 P.2d 1238
• Bismarck Public School District 1 v. State Ex Rel. North Dakota Legislative Assembly · 511 N.W.2d 247

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