Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Lindsay Earls

536 U.S. 822 · Decided June 27, 2002 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Lindsay Earls was decided on June 27, 2002 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Privacy” in the Privacy area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Library of Congress — official U.S. Reports scan

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County, et al. v. Lindsay Earls et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 2001-083, docket 2001-083-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Privacy”

• Gonzaga University and Roberta S. League v. John Doe
  536 U.S. 273Decided June 20, 20027–2William H. Rehnquist
• Owasso Independent School District No. I-011 v. Kristja J. Falvo
  534 U.S. 426Decided February 19, 20029–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• John Geddes Lawrence and Tyron Garner v. TexasAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  539 U.S. 558Decided June 26, 20036–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Buck Doe v. Elaine L. Chao
  540 U.S. 614Decided February 24, 20046–3David H. Souter
• Jenifer Troxel v. Tommie GranvilleLaw held unconstitutional
  530 U.S. 57Decided June 5, 20006–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Walker L. Chandler v. Zell D. MillerLaw held unconstitutional
  520 U.S. 305Decided April 15, 19978–1Ruth Bader Ginsburg

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Fourth Amendment

• Kennedy D. Kirk v. Louisiana
  536 U.S. 635Decided June 24, 20029–0Per curiam
• United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.
  536 U.S. 194Decided June 17, 20026–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• United States v. Mark James Knights
  534 U.S. 112Decided December 10, 20019–0William H. Rehnquist
• Robert Kaupp v. Texas
  538 U.S. 626Decided May 5, 20039–0Per curiam
• Danny Lee Kyllo v. United States
  533 U.S. 27Decided June 11, 20015–4Antonin Scalia
• Gail Atwater v. City of Lago Vista
  532 U.S. 318Decided April 24, 20015–4David H. Souter

Same Term, same area (Privacy)

• Owasso Independent School District No. I-011 v. Kristja J. Falvo
  534 U.S. 426Decided February 19, 20029–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Gonzaga University and Roberta S. League v. John Doe
  536 U.S. 273Decided June 20, 20027–2William H. Rehnquist

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error