Brandenburg v. Ohio

Decided June 9, 1969. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 492 · 395 U.S. 444 (1969) · Cited 1,379 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Schenck v. United States · 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
• Whitney v. California · 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
• Herndon v. Lowry · 301 U.S. 242 (1937)
• Frohwerk v. United States · 249 U.S. 204 (1919)
• Debs v. United States · 249 U.S. 211 (1919)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 559 (1965)
• De Jonge v. Oregon · 299 U.S. 353 (1937)
• Scales v. United States · 367 U.S. 203 (1961)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)
• Noto v. United States · 367 U.S. 290 (1961)
• Pierce v. United States · 252 U.S. 239 (1920)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Stromberg v. California · 283 U.S. 359 (1931)
• United States v. Cruikshank · 92 U.S. 542 (1876)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Gitlow v. New York · 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Bridges v. California · 314 U.S. 252 (1941)
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490 (1949)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Abrams v. United States · 250 U.S. 616 (1919)
• Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590 v. Logan Valley Plaza, Inc. · 391 U.S. 308 (1968)

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• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• Counterman v. Colorado · 600 U.S. 66 (2023)
• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)
• Texas v. Johnson · 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
• United States v. Abel · 469 U.S. 45 (1984)
• District of Columbia v. Heller · 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al. · 401 U.S. 66 (1971)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly · 533 U.S. 525 (2001)
• Packingham v. North Carolina · 582 U.S. 98 (2017)
• Iancu v. Brunetti · 588 U.S. 388 (2019)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• Virginia v. Black · 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization · 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
• Ring v. Arizona · 536 U.S. 584 (2002)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · 466 U.S. 485 (1984)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)

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