Community for Creative Non-Violence et al. v. Reid

Decided June 5, 1989. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-293 · 490 U.S. 730 (1989) · Cited 1,141 times

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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.

• Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co. · 419 U.S. 318 (1974)
• Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. · 188 U.S. 239 (1903)
• United States v. Silk · 331 U.S. 704 (1947)
• Bartels v. Birmingham · 332 U.S. 126 (1947)
• Baker v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. · 359 U.S. 227 (1959)
• Mills Music, Inc. v. Snyder · 469 U.S. 153 (1985)
• Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 237 U.S. 84 (1915)
• Bourjaily v. United States · 483 U.S. 171 (1987)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · 447 U.S. 102 (1980)
• Perrin v. United States · 444 U.S. 37 (1979)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. Brock · 480 U.S. 678 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co. · 453 U.S. 322 (1981)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Insurance Co. of America · 390 U.S. 254 (1968)
• United States v. Sisson · 399 U.S. 267 (1970)
• Harrison v. PPG Industries, Inc. · 446 U.S. 578 (1980)
• Diamond v. Chakrabarty · 447 U.S. 303 (1980)
• Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. · 451 U.S. 596 (1981)

Cited by

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• Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Darden · 503 U.S. 318 (1992)
• Clackamas Gastroenterology Associates, P. C. v. Wells · 538 U.S. 440 (2003)
• Field v. Mans · 516 U.S. 59 (1995)
• United States v. Wells · 519 U.S. 482 (1997)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc. · 516 U.S. 85 (1995)
• Neder v. United States · 527 U.S. 1 (1999)
• Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth · 524 U.S. 742 (1998)
• PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin · 532 U.S. 661 (2001)
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline · 540 U.S. 581 (2004)
• O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake · 518 U.S. 712 (1996)
• Stewart v. Abend · 495 U.S. 207 (1990)
• Eldred v. Ashcroft · 537 U.S. 186 (2003)
• New York Times Co. v. Tasini · 533 U.S. 483 (2001)

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