Baird v. State Bar of Arizona

Decided February 23, 1971. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 15 · 401 U.S. 1 (1971) · Cited 251 times

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NM · 353 U.S. 232 (1957)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Ex Parte Garland · 71 U.S. 333 (1867)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Bates v. City of Little Rock · 361 U.S. 516 (1960)
• Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee · 372 U.S. 539 (1963)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 353 U.S. 252 (1957)
• Illinois v. Allen · 397 U.S. 337 (1970)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
• Mayberry v. Pennsylvania · 400 U.S. 455 (1971)
• Scales v. United States · 367 U.S. 203 (1961)
• Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York · 342 U.S. 485 (1952)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• In Re Summers · 325 U.S. 561 (1945)
• Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia · 357 U.S. 399 (1958)

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• Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta · 594 U.S. 595 (2021)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Laird v. Tatum · 408 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• Gelbard v. United States · 408 U.S. 41 (1972)
• Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce · 494 U.S. 652 (1990)
• Peel v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of Illinois · 496 U.S. 91 (1990)
• Ibanez v. Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Bd. of Accountancy · 512 U.S. 136 (1994)
• Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan · 406 U.S. 583 (1972)
• Connell v. Higginbotham · 403 U.S. 207 (1971)

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