Capital Cities Cable, Inc., et al. v. Crisp, Director, Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

Decided June 18, 1984. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-1795 · 467 U.S. 691 (1984) · Cited 481 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
• Hostetter v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. · 377 U.S. 324 (1964)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• United States v. Shimer · 367 U.S. 374 (1961)
• United States v. Southwestern Cable Co. · 392 U.S. 157 (1968)
• Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry · 374 U.S. 424 (1963)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Midwest Video Corp. · 440 U.S. 689 (1979)
• United States v. Midwest Video Corp. · 406 U.S. 649 (1972)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313 (1971)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Wisconsin v. Constantineau · 400 U.S. 433 (1971)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. · 464 U.S. 417 (1984)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• Bethlehem Steel Co. v. New York State Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 767 (1947)
• Larkin v. Grendel's Den, Inc. · 459 U.S. 116 (1982)
• United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
• Nippert v. City of Richmond · 327 U.S. 416 (1946)
• Ziffrin, Inc. v. Reeves · 308 U.S. 132 (1939)
• TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKEN · 422 U.S. 151 (1975)
• State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. v. Young's Market Co. · 299 U.S. 59 (1936)
• California v. Taylor · 353 U.S. 553 (1957)
• Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc. · 392 U.S. 390 (1968)
• Youakim v. Miller · 425 U.S. 231 (1976)
• Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union v. WDAY, Inc. · 360 U.S. 525 (1959)

Cited by

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• City of New York v. Federal Communications Commission · 486 U.S. 57 (1988)
• Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas · 588 U.S. 504 (2019)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• North Dakota v. United States · 495 U.S. 423 (1990)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 512 U.S. 622 (1994)
• City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n · 569 U.S. 290 (2013)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 520 U.S. 180 (1997)
• Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico · 478 U.S. 328 (1986)
• Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707 (1985)
• Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Moore · 487 U.S. 354 (1988)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health · 497 U.S. 261 (1990)
• Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355 (1986)
• Geier v. American Honda Motor Co. · 529 U.S. 861 (2000)
• South Dakota v. Dole · 483 U.S. 203 (1987)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• Granholm v. Heald · 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
• 324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy · 479 U.S. 335 (1987)

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