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Jehovah's Witnesses in State of Wash. v. King Cnty. Hosp. Unit No. 1, 390 U.S. 598 (1968). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
95 citation events (13 in the last 25 years) across 54 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Niebla, By and Through Niebla v. County of San Diego (ca9, 1992-06-23)
Treatment trajectory · 1968 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1968 1997 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 11 distinct citers. How cited ↗
cited Cited as authority (rule) Niebla, By and Through Niebla v. County of San Diego
9th Cir. · 1992 · confidence medium
Jehovah's Witnesses, 390 U.S. at 598 (affirming district court panel's decision with a reference to Prince ).
discussed Cited "see" Midtown Hospital v. Miller
N.D. Ga. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jehovah’s Witnesses v. King County Hosp., 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968) (per curiam), aff'g, 278 F.Supp. 488 (W.D.Wash.1967) (three-judge court); Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158, 166-67 , 64 S.Ct. 438 , 88 L.Ed. 645 (1944).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Walker v. Johnson
M.D. Penn. · 1995 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Jehovah’s Witnesses v. King County Hospital, 278 F.Supp. 488, 504 (W.D.Wash.1967) (state may intervene in parents’ religiously motivated decision refusing a blood transfusion for their child), affirmed, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968) (per curiam).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Harmon (2×)
Mo. · 1988 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Jehovah's Witnesses v. King County Hosp., 278 F.Supp. 488 (W.D.Wash.1967), aff'd, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968); In re Ivey, 319 So.2d 53 (Fla.App.1975); People v. Labrenz, 411 Ill. 618 , 104 N.E.2d 769 (1952); State v. Perricone, 37 N.J. 463 , 181 A.2d 751 , cert. denied, 371 U.S. 890 , 83 S.Ct. 189 , 9 L.Ed.2d 124 (1962); In re Clark, 21 Ohio Op.2d 86 , 185 N.E.2d 128 (Ohio Comm.Pleas 1962); Mitchell v. Davis, 205 S.W.2d 812 (Tex.Civ.App.1947). [18] AMA guidelines would permit withdrawal.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In re A.C.
D.C. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Jehovah’s Witnesses v. King County Hospital Unit No. 1, 278 F.Supp. 488 (W.D.Wash.1967), aff' d, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968) (Washington statutes empowering judges to declare children to be dependents for purposes of authorizing blood transfusions of children against parents’ wishes were not constitutionally invalid); Muhlenberg Hospital v. Patterson, 128 N.J.Super. 498 , 320 A.2d 518 (1974) (court orders blood transfusion for child over parents’ objections where lack of transfusion would result in severe and irreparable brain damage).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Opinion No.
Tex. Att'y Gen. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Jehovah's Witnesses v. King County Hospital Unit No. 1, 278 F. Supp. 488 (N.D.Wash. 1967) aff'd 390 U.S. 598 (1968).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Parham v. J. R.
SCOTUS · 1979 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e. g., Jehovah’s Witnesses v. King County Hospital, 278 F. Supp. 488 (WD Wash. 1967), aff’d, 390 U. S. 598 (1968); In re Sampson, 65 Misc. 2d 658 , 317 N. Y.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Charles Casto v. The Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company, a Delaware Corporation
10th Cir. · 1979 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Jehovah’s Witnesses v. King County Hosp., 278 F.Supp. 488, 498 (W.D.Wash.1967), aff’d per curiam, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968). [Footnote omitted] In support of his argument (2), Casto cites sixteen decisions of state courts in twelve states.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation v. Washington (2×)
E.D. Wash. · 1978 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Jehovah’s Witnesses v. King County Hosp., 278 F.Supp. 488, 504-05 (W.D.Wash. 1967), aff’d, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968), with Athanson v. Grasso, 411 F.Supp. 1153, 1157 (D.Conn.1976), and Alabama NAACP State Conference of Branches v. Wallace, 269 F.Supp. 346, 350 (M.D.Ala.1967). .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Poe v. Werner
M.D. Penn. · 1974 · signal: compare · confidence low
Compare Jehovah’s Witnesses in State of Washington v. King County Hospital, W.D.Wash.1967, 278 F.Supp. 488 , aff’d, 1968, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct. 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (three-judge court is not bound by any judicial decisions but those of the United States Supreme Court) with Lewis v. Rockefeller, 2 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 368 (three-judge court, if convened, would be bound by decisions of the court of appeals for the circuit where it sits). .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Karwath
Iowa · 1972 · signal: see also · confidence low
Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158, 166 , 64 S.Ct. 438, 442 , 88 L.Ed. 645, 653 (1944) (“The right to practice religion freely does not include liberty to expose * * * the child * * * to ill health or death.”); see also Jehovah’s Witnesses in State of Wash. v. King County Hosp., W.D.Wash., 278 F.Supp. 488 (1967), aff’d, 390 U.S. 598 , 88 S.Ct, 1260 , 20 L.Ed.2d 158 (1968); Annot., 30 A.L.R.2d 1138 .
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JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ET AL.
v.
KING COUNTY HOSPITAL UNIT NO. 1 (HARBORVIEW) ET AL.
1111.
Supreme Court of the United States.
May 27, 1968.
390 U.S. 598
Per Curiam.
Cited by 9 opinions  |  Published
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON.

Victor V. Blackwell, Daniel Brink and Kenneth S. Jacobs for appellants.

John J. O'Connell, Attorney General of Washington, James B. Wilson, Assistant Attorney General, and James E. Kennedy for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

The judgment is affirmed, Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U. S. 158.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS and MR. JUSTICE HARLAN would note probable jurisdiction and set the case for oral argument.