Craig et al. v. Harney, Sheriff

Decided May 19, 1947. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 241 · 331 U.S. 367 (1947) · Cited 697 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Bridges v. California · 314 U.S. 252 (1941)
• Pennekamp v. Florida · 328 U.S. 331 (1946)
• Nye v. United States · 313 U.S. 33 (1941)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Lisenba v. California · 314 U.S. 219 (1942)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Schenck v. United States · 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
• Cooke v. United States · 267 U.S. 517 (1925)
• Chambers v. Florida · 309 U.S. 227 (1940)
• Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
• Ashcraft v. Tennessee · 322 U.S. 143 (1944)
• Pierre v. Louisiana · 306 U.S. 354 (1939)
• Skiriotes v. Florida · 313 U.S. 69 (1941)

Cited by

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

• Wood v. Georgia · 370 U.S. 375 (1962)
• Dennis v. United States · 341 U.S. 494 (1951)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Estes v. Texas · 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
• Time, Inc. v. Firestone · 424 U.S. 448 (1976)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333 (1966)
• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia · 435 U.S. 829 (1978)
• Stroble v. California · 343 U.S. 181 (1952)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty. · 464 U.S. 501 (1984)
• Jacobellis v. Ohio · 378 U.S. 184 (1964)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Terminiello v. Chicago · 337 U.S. 1 (1949)
• Gannett Co. v. DePasquale · 443 U.S. 368 (1979)
• Bloom v. Illinois · 391 U.S. 194 (1968)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Gentile v. State Bar of Nev. · 501 U.S. 1030 (1991)
• Renne v. Geary · 501 U.S. 312 (1991)
• Bartnicki v. Vopper · 532 U.S. 514 (2001)
• Feiner v. New York · 340 U.S. 315 (1951)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in & for Oklahoma County · 430 U.S. 308 (1977)
• In Re Little · 404 U.S. 553 (1972)
• In Re Sawyer · 360 U.S. 622 (1959)
• Eaton v. City of Tulsa · 415 U.S. 697 (1974)
• Donaldson v. Read Magazine, Inc. · 333 U.S. 178 (1948)

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