Fw/pbs, Inc., Dba Paris Adult Bookstore II, et al. v. City of Dallas et al.

Decided January 10, 1990. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 87-2012 · 493 U.S. 215 (1990) · Cited 2,054 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.

• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Ginzburg v. United States · 383 U.S. 463 (1966)
• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. · 475 U.S. 41 (1986)
• Miller v. California · 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham · 394 U.S. 147 (1969)
• Vance v. Universal Amusement Co. · 445 U.S. 308 (1980)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• A Book Named \John Cleland's Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure\" v. Attorney General of Massachusetts" · 383 U.S. 413 (1966)
• Bender v. Williamsport Area School District · 475 U.S. 534 (1986)
• National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie · 432 U.S. 43 (1977)
• McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. · 298 U.S. 178 (1936)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. · 486 U.S. 750 (1988)
• Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim · 452 U.S. 61 (1981)
• Staub v. City of Baxley · 355 U.S. 313 (1958)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
• Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence · 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• Cox v. New Hampshire · 312 U.S. 569 (1941)
• Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 492 U.S. 115 (1989)
• Niemotko v. Maryland · 340 U.S. 268 (1951)

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• City of Littleton v. Z. J. Gifts D-4, L. L. C. · 541 U.S. 774 (2004)
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins · 578 U.S. 330 (2016)
• Summers v. Earth Island Institute · 555 U.S. 488 (2009)
• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. · 529 U.S. 803 (2000)
• Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama · 575 U.S. 254 (2015)
• Lewis v. Casey · 518 U.S. 343 (1996)
• Osborne v. Ohio · 495 U.S. 103 (1990)
• United States v. Hays · 515 U.S. 737 (1995)
• National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley · 524 U.S. 569 (1998)
• Thomas v. Chicago Park District · 534 U.S. 316 (2002)
• Miller v. Albright · 523 U.S. 420 (1998)
• City News & Novelty, Inc. v. City of Waukesha · 531 U.S. 278 (2001)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
• Spencer v. Kemna · 523 U.S. 1 (1998)
• United States v. X-Citement Video, Inc. · 513 U.S. 64 (1994)
• City of Los Angeles v. Alameda Books, Inc. · 535 U.S. 425 (2002)
• Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union · 542 U.S. 656 (2004)
• Wyoming v. Oklahoma · 502 U.S. 437 (1992)
• Calderon v. Ashmus · 523 U.S. 740 (1998)
• American National Red Cross v. S. G. · 505 U.S. 247 (1992)

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