Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., et al.

Decided March 20, 1984. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-485 · 465 U.S. 770 (1984) · Cited 2,597 times

Holding

Respondent's regular circulation of magazines in the forum State is sufficient to support an assertion of jurisdiction in a libel action based on the contents of the magazine.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. · 342 U.S. 437 (1952)
• World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson · 444 U.S. 286 (1980)
• 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)
• McGee v. International Life Insurance · 355 U.S. 220 (1957)
• Rush v. Savchuk · 444 U.S. 320 (1980)
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)
• Hanson v. Denckla · 357 U.S. 235 (1958)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457 (1941)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken · 357 U.S. 275 (1958)

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• Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz · 471 U.S. 462 (1985)
• Walden v. Fiore · 571 U.S. 277 (2014)
• Daimler AG v. Bauman · 571 U.S. 117 (2014)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial Dist. · 592 U.S. 351 (2021)
• Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
• Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown · 564 U.S. 915 (2011)
• Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty. · 480 U.S. 102 (1987)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc. · 472 U.S. 749 (1985)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)
• United States v. Alvarez · 567 U.S. 709 (2012)
• International Paper Co. v. Ouellette · 479 U.S. 481 (1987)
• United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822 (1984)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1984). 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).