J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd., Petitioner v. Robert Nicastro, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Roseanne Nicastro

Decided June 27, 2011. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 09-1343 · 564 U.S. 873 (2011) · Cited 953 times

Holding

Arizona’s matching funds scheme substantially burdens political speech and is not sufficiently justified by a compelling interest to survive First Amendment scrutiny.

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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.

• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Insurance Corp. of Ireland v. Compagnie Des Bauxites De Guinee · 456 U.S. 694 (1982)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
• McGee v. International Life Insurance · 355 U.S. 220 (1957)
• Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
• Calder v. Jones · 465 U.S. 783 (1984)
• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Giaccio v. Pennsylvania · 382 U.S. 399 (1966)
• U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)

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• Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization · 606 U.S. 1 (2025)
• Daimler AG v. Bauman · 571 U.S. 117 (2014)
• Ramos v. Louisiana · 590 U.S. 83 (2020)
• Mallory v. Norfolk Southern R. Co · 600 U.S. 122 (2023)

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