Friedman et al. v. Rogers et al.

Decided February 21, 1979. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-1163 · 440 U.S. 1 (1979) · Cited 415 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Gibson v. Berryhill · 411 U.S. 564 (1973)
• Bigelow v. Virginia · 421 U.S. 809 (1975)
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro · 431 U.S. 85 (1977)
• Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 327 U.S. 608 (1946)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• Weinberger v. Salfi · 422 U.S. 749 (1975)
• City of New Orleans v. Dukes · 427 U.S. 297 (1976)
• Whitney v. California · 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
• Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. · 410 U.S. 356 (1973)
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations · 413 U.S. 376 (1973)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. · 414 U.S. 156 (1973)

Cited by

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

• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• 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)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico · 478 U.S. 328 (1986)
• Peel v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of Illinois · 496 U.S. 91 (1990)
• In Re RMJ · 455 U.S. 191 (1982)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc. · 472 U.S. 749 (1985)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Ibanez v. Florida Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation, Bd. of Accountancy · 512 U.S. 136 (1994)
• Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC · 599 U.S. 140 (2023)

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