Brown, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Glines

Decided January 21, 1980. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-1006 · 444 U.S. 348 (1980) · Cited 275 times

Holding

The regulations are not invalid on their face.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
• Procunier v. Martinez · 416 U.S. 396 (1974)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Blount v. Rizzi · 400 U.S. 410 (1971)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Department of the Air Force v. Rose · 425 U.S. 352 (1976)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan · 372 U.S. 58 (1963)
• Orloff v. Willoughby · 345 U.S. 83 (1953)
• Bridges v. California · 314 U.S. 252 (1941)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Schlesinger v. Councilman · 420 U.S. 738 (1975)
• Burns v. Wilson · 346 U.S. 137 (1953)
• Street v. New York · 394 U.S. 576 (1969)
• Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Carroll v. President & Commissioners of Princess Anne · 393 U.S. 175 (1968)
• Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia · 435 U.S. 829 (1978)
• Lamont v. Postmaster General · 381 U.S. 301 (1965)
• Middendorf v. Henry · 425 U.S. 25 (1976)
• Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago · 365 U.S. 43 (1961)
• Flower v. United States · 407 U.S. 197 (1972)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Goldman v. Weinberger · 475 U.S. 503 (1986)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart · 467 U.S. 20 (1984)
• Chappell v. Wallace · 462 U.S. 296 (1983)
• Carey v. Brown · 447 U.S. 455 (1980)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• United States v. Stanley · 483 U.S. 669 (1987)
• Rostker v. Goldberg · 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
• Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees · 585 U.S. 878 (2018)
• Regan v. Time, Inc. · 468 U.S. 641 (1984)
• Loving v. United States · 517 U.S. 748 (1996)
• Solorio v. United States · 483 U.S. 435 (1987)

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