Frisby et al. v. Schultz et al.

Decided June 27, 1988. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-168 · 487 U.S. 474 (1988) · Cited 1,207 times

Holding

The ordinance is not facially invalid under the First Amendment.

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 6–3.

“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.

• Carey v. Brown · 447 U.S. 455 (1980)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Kovacs v. Cooper · 336 U.S. 77 (1949)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Virginia v. American Booksellers Assn., Inc. · 484 U.S. 383 (1988)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation · 438 U.S. 726 (1978)
• Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe · 402 U.S. 415 (1971)
• Rowan v. United States Post Office Department · 397 U.S. 728 (1970)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville · 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Gregory v. City of Chicago · 394 U.S. 111 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001 · 447 U.S. 607 (1980)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
• Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc. · 485 U.S. 80 (1988)
• Ehlert v. United States · 402 U.S. 99 (1971)
• Gerende v. Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore · 341 U.S. 56 (1951)

Cited by

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• Hill v. Colorado · 530 U.S. 703 (2000)
• Iancu v. Brunetti · 588 U.S. 388 (2019)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• Snyder v. Phelps · 562 U.S. 443 (2011)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC · 596 U.S. 61 (2022)
• Webster v. Reproductive Health Services · 492 U.S. 490 (1989)
• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)
• Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman · 581 U.S. 37 (2017)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 512 U.S. 622 (1994)
• Texas v. Johnson · 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
• Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement · 505 U.S. 123 (1992)
• Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. · 501 U.S. 560 (1991)
• City of Ladue v. Gilleo · 512 U.S. 43 (1994)
• Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette · 515 U.S. 753 (1995)
• Florida Bar v. Went for It, Inc. · 515 U.S. 618 (1995)
• Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC · 528 U.S. 377 (2000)
• Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western NY · 519 U.S. 357 (1997)
• Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health · 497 U.S. 502 (1990)
• Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. v. Village of Stratton · 536 U.S. 150 (2002)
• Fulton v. Philadelphia · 593 U.S. 522 (2021)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1988). 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).