International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., and Brian Rumbaugh v. Walter Lee

Decided June 26, 1992. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-155 · 505 U.S. 672 (1992) · Cited 787 times

Holding

The judgment is reversed.

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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.

• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. · 452 U.S. 640 (1981)
• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 444 U.S. 620 (1980)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc. · 482 U.S. 569 (1987)
• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence · 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
• Frisby v. Schultz · 487 U.S. 474 (1988)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights · 418 U.S. 298 (1974)
• United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations · 453 U.S. 114 (1981)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• 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)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• Secretary of State of Md. v. Joseph H. Munson Co. · 467 U.S. 947 (1984)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. · 501 U.S. 560 (1991)
• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)

Cited by

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

• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky · 585 U.S. 1 (2018)
• Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes · 523 U.S. 666 (1998)
• Walker v. Texas Div., Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. · 576 U.S. 200 (2015)
• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• United States v. American Library Assn., Inc. · 539 U.S. 194 (2003)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1992). 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).