Fred H. Edenfield, et al. v. Scott Fane

Decided April 26, 1993. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-1594 · 507 U.S. 761 (1993) · Cited 677 times

Holding

As applied to CPA solicitation in the business context, Florida’s prohibition is inconsistent with the free speech guarantees of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
• Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Shapero v. Kentucky Bar Assn. · 486 U.S. 466 (1988)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• In re R. M. J. · 455 U.S. 191 (1982)
• Friedman v. Rogers · 440 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro · 431 U.S. 85 (1977)
• Peel v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of Illinois · 496 U.S. 91 (1990)
• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan · 458 U.S. 718 (1982)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations · 413 U.S. 376 (1973)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico · 478 U.S. 328 (1986)
• United States v. Arthur Young & Co. · 465 U.S. 805 (1984)
• In Re Primus · 436 U.S. 412 (1978)

Cited by

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

• Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc. · 515 U.S. 618 (1995)
• Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. · 514 U.S. 476 (1995)
• Ibanez v. Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Bd. of Accountancy · 512 U.S. 136 (1994)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Assn., Inc. v. United States · 527 U.S. 173 (1999)
• Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)
• Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly · 533 U.S. 525 (2001)
• City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc. · 535 U.S. 425 (2002)
• United States v. United Foods, Inc. · 533 U.S. 405 (2001)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 512 U.S. 622 (1994)
• Thompson v. Western States Medical Center · 535 U.S. 357 (2002)
• United States v. Booker · 543 U.S. 220 (2005)
• City of Erie v. Pap's A. M. · 529 U.S. 277 (2000)
• United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. · 529 U.S. 803 (2000)
• United States v. National Treasury Employees Union · 513 U.S. 454 (1995)
• Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New Party · 520 U.S. 351 (1997)
• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 520 U.S. 180 (1997)
• United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co. · 509 U.S. 418 (1993)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1993). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).