Genovevo Salinas, Petitioner v. Texas

Decided June 17, 2013. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 12-246 · 570 U.S. 178 (2013) · Cited 291 times

Holding

An attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the (b)(4) litigation exception.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Minnesota v. Murphy · 465 U.S. 420 (1984)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Roberts v. United States · 445 U.S. 552 (1980)
• Garner v. United States · 424 U.S. 648 (1976)
• Jenkins v. Anderson · 447 U.S. 231 (1980)
• Berghuis v. Thompkins · 560 U.S. 370 (2010)
• United States Ex Rel. Vajtauer v. Commissioner of Immigration · 273 U.S. 103 (1927)
• Griffin v. California · 380 U.S. 609 (1965)
• Quinn v. United States · 349 U.S. 155 (1955)
• Kastigar v. United States · 406 U.S. 441 (1972)
• Hoffman v. United States · 341 U.S. 479 (1951)
• Mitchell v. United States · 526 U.S. 314 (1999)
• Doyle v. Ohio · 426 U.S. 610 (1976)
• Leary v. United States · 395 U.S. 6 (1969)
• Garrity v. New Jersey · 385 U.S. 493 (1967)
• Michigan v. Tucker · 417 U.S. 433 (1974)
• Turner v. United States · 396 U.S. 398 (1970)
• Lefkowitz v. Turley · 414 U.S. 70 (1973)
• United States v. Kordel · 397 U.S. 1 (1970)
• United States v. Patane · 542 U.S. 630 (2004)
• Lefkowitz v. Cunningham · 431 U.S. 801 (1977)
• United States v. Sullivan · 274 U.S. 259 (1927)
• Albertson v. Subversive Activities Control Board · 382 U.S. 70 (1965)
• Florida v. Royer · 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Berkemer v. McCarty · 468 U.S. 420 (1984)
• Griffin v. California · 380 U.S. 609 (1965)
• Davis v. United States · 512 U.S. 452 (1994)
• Dickerson v. United States · 530 U.S. 428 (2000)
• Lisenba v. California · 314 U.S. 219 (1942)
• Davis v. Mississippi · 394 U.S. 721 (1969)

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