Opinion

Smith v. Board of Governors

  • 434 U.S. 803
  • 98 S. Ct. 39
  • 54 L. Ed. 2d 65
  • 1977 U.S. LEXIS 2689
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Oct 3, 1977
Status
Published
On the bench
Brennan, Jurisdiction, Marshall, Set, Would
Cited by
57 cases
Authority
More cited than 97.5%

stating that in personam decree enables court with personal and subject matter jurisdiction to issue order affecting extraterritorial property

How later courts described this case

  • stating that in personam decree enables court with personal and subject matter jurisdiction to issue order affecting extraterritorial property
  • vacating judgment based on constitutional claim and remanding for decision under section 504
  • affirmed without opinion, Brennan, Marshall & Stevens, JJ. would have noted probable jurisdiction and set case for oral argument
  • an otherwise valid exercise of the police power does not amount to an unconstitutional taking of property for public use

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Affirmed on appeal from D. C. W. D. N. C.

Mr. Justice Brennan, Mr. Justice Marshall, and Mr. Justice Stevens would note probable jurisdiction and set case for oral argument.

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