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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1988

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1988 (October 1, 1988 to September 30, 1989), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 1,236 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (1,236 with at least one citation, 0 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.

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  1. May 1, 1989· cited 22,300×
    Neitzke v. Williams
  2. May 15, 1989· cited 16,485×
    Graham v. Connor
  3. June 15, 1989· cited 14,197×
    Will v. Michigan Department of State Police
  4. November 29, 1988· cited 13,912×
    Penson v. Ohio
  5. February 28, 1989· cited 10,043×
    City of Canton v. Harris
  6. April 17, 1989· cited 6,602×
    Teague v. Lane
  7. February 21, 1989· cited 6,595×
    Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Bruch
  8. May 1, 1989· cited 4,814×
    Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of Iowa
  9. February 22, 1989· cited 4,657×
    United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.
  10. April 3, 1989· cited 4,647×
    United States v. Sokolow
  11. February 22, 1989· cited 4,564×
    DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services
  12. May 1, 1989· cited 3,836×
    Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
  13. August 30, 1989· cited 3,406×
    Ward v. Rock Against Racism
  14. January 23, 1989· cited 3,366×
    Arizona v. Youngblood
  15. February 22, 1989· cited 3,033×
    Harris v. Reed
  16. June 26, 1989· cited 2,957×
    Penry v. Lynaugh
  17. March 6, 1989· cited 2,861×
    Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U.
  18. June 26, 1989· cited 2,771×
    H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.
  19. March 21, 1989· cited 2,560×
    Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.
  20. June 15, 1989· cited 2,518×
    Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
  21. May 15, 1989· cited 2,461×
    Kentucky Department of Corrections v. Thompson
  22. January 18, 1989· cited 2,457×
    Mistretta v. United States
  23. March 22, 1989· cited 2,142×
    United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
  24. June 22, 1989· cited 2,093×
    Jett v. Dallas Independent School District
  25. December 12, 1988· cited 2,039×
    Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital
  26. May 1, 1989· cited 2,029×
    Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council
  27. May 15, 1989· cited 2,022×
    Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.
  28. May 15, 1989· cited 1,994×
    Maleng v. Cook
  29. May 15, 1989· cited 1,967×
    Thornburgh v. Abbott
  30. May 15, 1989· cited 1,945×
    United States v. Halper
  31. January 10, 1989· cited 1,911×
    Owens v. Okure
  32. January 23, 1989· cited 1,790×
    United States v. Broce
  33. March 28, 1989· cited 1,755×
    Texas State Teachers Ass'n v. Garland Independent School District
  34. June 19, 1989· cited 1,688×
    New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans
  35. June 21, 1989· cited 1,671×
    Texas v. Johnson
  36. February 21, 1989· cited 1,609×
    Blanchard v. Bergeron
  37. June 12, 1989· cited 1,589×
    Alabama v. Smith
  38. May 15, 1989· cited 1,587×
    Castille v. Peoples
  39. June 19, 1989· cited 1,583×
    Missouri v. Jenkins Ex Rel. Agyei
  40. June 23, 1989· cited 1,582×
    Granfinanciera, S.A. v. Nordberg
  41. March 21, 1989· cited 1,476×
    Brower Ex Rel. Estate of Caldwell v. County of Inyo
  42. May 1, 1989· cited 1,465×
    Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council
  43. August 11, 1989· cited 1,435×
    Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain
  44. April 3, 1989· cited 1,403×
    Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield
  45. May 15, 1989· cited 1,390×
    Schmuck v. United States
  46. March 28, 1989· cited 1,222×
    Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury
  47. June 29, 1989· cited 1,218×
    Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox
  48. March 21, 1989· cited 1,188×
    National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab
  49. November 14, 1988· cited 1,183×
    Lockhart v. Nelson
  50. January 23, 1989· cited 1,149×
    City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co.
  51. June 5, 1989· cited 1,141×
    Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid
  52. June 5, 1989· cited 1,123×
    Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio
  53. July 3, 1989· cited 1,111×
    County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union
  54. June 26, 1989· cited 1,060×
    Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc.
  55. June 22, 1989· cited 1,025×
    Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton
  56. January 23, 1989· cited 993×
    Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp.
  57. June 21, 1989· cited 992×
    Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice
  58. June 12, 1989· cited 981×
    Gomez v. United States
  59. August 11, 1989· cited 946×
    Hernandez v. Commissioner
  60. June 21, 1989· cited 923×
    United States v. Zolin
  61. March 28, 1989· cited 910×
    Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States
  62. June 12, 1989· cited 844×
    Sullivan v. Hudson
  63. June 23, 1989· cited 804×
    United States Department of Justice v. Tax Analysts
  64. June 22, 1989· cited 804×
    Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States
  65. February 21, 1989· cited 775×
    Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney
  66. December 12, 1988· cited 736×
    Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Rainey
  67. August 30, 1989· cited 719×
    Michael H. v. Gerald D.
  68. May 22, 1989· cited 708×
    Finley v. United States
  69. February 22, 1989· cited 706×
    Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee
  70. May 30, 1989· cited 702×
    Asarco Inc. v. Kadish
  71. May 22, 1989· cited 697×
    Hardin v. Straub
  72. August 30, 1989· cited 686×
    Carella v. California
  73. June 26, 1989· cited 652×
    Duckworth v. Eagan
  74. May 22, 1989· cited 632×
    Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co.
  75. May 30, 1989· cited 626×
    Mansell v. Mansell
  76. June 23, 1989· cited 624×
    Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
  77. February 21, 1989· cited 612×
    Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc.
  78. June 19, 1989· cited 609×
    Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.
  79. June 15, 1989· cited 593×
    Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co.
  80. December 12, 1988· cited 592×
    Olden v. Kentucky
  81. April 3, 1989· cited 583×
    City of Dallas v. Stanglin
  82. December 12, 1988· cited 581×
    National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Tarkanian
  83. June 19, 1989· cited 579×
    Healy v. Beer Institute
  84. August 11, 1989· cited 565×
    Martin v. Wilks
  85. June 23, 1989· cited 547×
    Murray v. Giarratano
  86. August 30, 1989· cited 540×
    South Carolina v. Gathers
  87. April 18, 1989· cited 520×
    Massachusetts v. Morash
  88. June 21, 1989· cited 500×
    Florida Star v. B. J. F.
  89. February 21, 1989· cited 500×
    Mesa v. California
  90. July 3, 1989· cited 490×
    Webster v. Reproductive Health Services
  91. January 10, 1989· cited 478×
    Perry v. Leeke
  92. April 18, 1989· cited 472×
    California v. ARC America Corp.
  93. June 22, 1989· cited 461×
    United States v. Monsanto
  94. February 21, 1989· cited 444×
    In re McDonald
  95. August 30, 1989· cited 438×
    Stanford v. Kentucky
  96. June 15, 1989· cited 437×
    Dellmuth v. Muth
  97. August 11, 1989· cited 434×
    Jones v. Thomas
  98. April 17, 1989· cited 432×
    Dugger v. Adams
  99. January 11, 1989· cited 404×
    Reed v. United Transportation Union
  100. March 6, 1989· cited 382×
    Blanton v. City of North Las Vegas

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