City of Dallas et al. v. Stanglin, Individually and Dba Twilight Skating Rink
Decided April 3, 1989. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 87-1848 · 490 U.S. 19 (1989) · Cited 583 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
- Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
- San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
- Prince v. Massachusetts · 321 U.S. 158 (1944)
- Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
- City of New Orleans v. Dukes · 427 U.S. 297 (1976)
- Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co. · 220 U.S. 61 (1911)
- McKeiver v. Pennsylvania · 403 U.S. 528 (1971)
- Ginsberg v. New York · 390 U.S. 629 (1968)
- United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz · 449 U.S. 166 (1980)
- Bellotti v. Baird · 443 U.S. 622 (1979)
- Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte · 481 U.S. 537 (1987)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. · 501 U.S. 560 (1991)
- Texas v. Johnson · 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
- City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
- Boy Scouts of America v. Dale · 530 U.S. 640 (2000)
- Stanford v. Kentucky · 492 U.S. 361 (1989)
- Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)
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