City News and Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha

Decided January 17, 2001. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-1680 · 531 U.S. 278 (2001) · Cited 170 times

Holding

Because City News is not properly situated to raise the question on which this Court granted review, the petition is dismissed and the judgment of the Wisconsin court is left undisturbed.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• City of Erie v. Pap's A. M. · 529 U.S. 277 (2000)
• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
• Spencer v. Kemna · 523 U.S. 1 (1998)
• Powell v. McCormack · 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
• City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
• Gwaltney of Smithfield, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. · 484 U.S. 49 (1987)
• Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605 (1989)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)

Cited by

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• Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 · 567 U.S. 298 (2012)
• City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L. L. C. · 541 U.S. 774 (2004)

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