Able v. United States

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating in dictum that \[h]omosexuals meet the criteria of a group warranting heightened protection under the equal protection clause\
• “[fimmutability is merely one of several possible indications that a classification is likely to reflect prejudice”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Varnum v. Brien
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2009-04-03· cited 221×
• Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2008-10-28· cited 111×
• Able v. United States
  Second Circuit· 1998-09-23· cited 53×
• Able v. United States
  First Circuit· 1998-09-23· cited 19×
• Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management
  D. Connecticut· 2012-07-31· cited 17×
• McVeigh v. Cohen
  District of Columbia· 1998-01-26· cited 14×
• Katherine Varnum, Patricia Hyde, Dawn Barbouroske, Jennifer Barbouroske, Jason Morgan, Charles Swaggerty, David Twombley, Lawrence Hoch, William M. Musser, Otter Dreaming, Ingrid Olson, And Reva Evans Vs. Timothy J. Brien, In His Official Capacities As The Polk County Recorder And Polk County Registrar
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2009-04-03

Cites

59 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1985-07-01· cited 7,112×
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
  Supreme Court· 1973-04-23· cited 3,699×
• Plyler v. Doe
  Supreme Court· 1982-09-09· cited 2,739×
• Bolling v. Sharpe
  Supreme Court· 1954-05-17· cited 2,385×
• Loving v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1967-06-12· cited 2,147×
• Cohens v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1821-03-18· cited 2,076×
• Reed v. Reed
  Supreme Court· 1971-11-22· cited 1,968×
• Eisenstadt v. Baird
  Supreme Court· 1972-03-22· cited 1,851×
• Texas v. Johnson
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-21· cited 1,671×
• Graham v. Richardson
  Supreme Court· 1971-06-14· cited 1,494×
• Frontiero v. Richardson
  Supreme Court· 1973-05-14· cited 1,487×
• Romer v. Evans
  Supreme Court· 1996-06-03· cited 1,427×
• J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.
  Supreme Court· 1994-04-19· cited 1,420×
• JEB v. Alabama Ex Rel. TB
  Supreme Court· 1994-04-19· cited 1,335×
• Strauder v. West Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1880-03-18· cited 1,327×
• Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton
  Supreme Court· 1973-10-09· cited 1,264×
• Terminiello v. Chicago
  Supreme Court· 1949-06-13· cited 1,230×
• United States v. Carolene Products Co.
  Supreme Court· 1938-04-25· cited 1,175×
• Bowers v. Hardwick
  Supreme Court· 1986-09-11· cited 953×
• United States v. Virginia
  Supreme Court· 1996-07-03· cited 930×