Goldstein et al. v. California

Decided June 18, 1973. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-1192 · 412 U.S. 546 (1973) · Cited 302 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. · 376 U.S. 225 (1964)
• Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. · 376 U.S. 234 (1964)
• White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co. · 209 U.S. 1 (1908)
• Bauer & Cie v. O'Donnell · 229 U.S. 1 (1913)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• International News Service v. Associated Press · 248 U.S. 215 (1919)
• Pennsylvania v. West Virginia · 262 U.S. 553 (1923)
• United States v. Steffens · 100 U.S. 82 (1879)
• Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc. · 359 U.S. 520 (1959)
• Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony · 111 U.S. 53 (1884)
• Cleveland v. United States · 329 U.S. 14 (1946)
• Morgan v. Virginia · 328 U.S. 373 (1946)
• Kendall v. Winsor · 62 U.S. 322 (1859)

Cited by

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

• Kewanee Oil Co. v. Bicron Corp. · 416 U.S. 470 (1974)
• Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co. · 433 U.S. 562 (1977)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Allen v. Cooper · 589 U.S. 248 (2020)
• Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc. · 489 U.S. 141 (1989)
• Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. · 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
• Bradley v. School Bd. of Richmond · 416 U.S. 696 (1974)
• Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board v. College Savings Bank · 527 U.S. 627 (1999)
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• Dowling v. United States · 473 U.S. 207 (1985)
• Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co. · 440 U.S. 257 (1979)

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