Good News Club, et al. v. Milford Central School

Decided June 11, 2001. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 99-2036 · 533 U.S. 98 (2001) · Cited 602 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.

• Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District · 508 U.S. 384 (1993)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• Lee v. Weisman · 505 U.S. 577 (1992)
• Edwards v. Aguillard · 482 U.S. 578 (1987)
• Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette · 515 U.S. 753 (1995)
• Board of Ed. of Westside Community Schools (Dist. 66) v. Mergens · 496 U.S. 226 (1990)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Ed. of School Dist. No. 71, Champaign Cty. · 333 U.S. 203 (1948)
• School District of Grand Rapids v. Ball · 473 U.S. 373 (1985)
• Mitchell v. Helms · 530 U.S. 793 (2000)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)
• County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union · 492 U.S. 573 (1989)
• Boy Scouts of America v. Dale · 530 U.S. 640 (2000)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith · 494 U.S. 872 (1990)
• Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
• City of Boerne v. Flores · 521 U.S. 507 (1997)
• Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah · 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
• Lynch v. Donnelly · 465 U.S. 668 (1984)
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. · 452 U.S. 640 (1981)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights · 418 U.S. 298 (1974)
• Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe · 530 U.S. 290 (2000)
• Kunz v. New York · 340 U.S. 290 (1951)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Smith · 525 U.S. 459 (1999)

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• Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist. · 597 U.S. 507 (2022)
• Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. · 576 U.S. 200 (2015)
• Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez · 561 U.S. 661 (2010)
• Shurtleff v. Boston · 596 U.S. 243 (2022)
• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)
• Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue · 591 U.S. 464 (2020)
• Matal v. Tam · 582 U.S. 218 (2017)
• Pleasant Grove City v. Summum · 555 U.S. 460 (2009)
• Van Orden v. Perry · 545 U.S. 677 (2005)
• American Legion v. American Humanist Assn. · 588 U.S. 29 (2019)
• Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
• Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow · 542 U.S. 1 (2004)
• Zelman v. Simmons-Harris · 536 U.S. 639 (2002)

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