Keith Lance, et al. v. Gigi Dennis, Colorado Secretary of State

Decided February 21, 2006. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 05-555 · 546 U.S. 459 (2006) · Cited 983 times

Holding

The courts below did not err in determining that the Government failed to demonstrate, at the preliminary injunction stage, a compelling interest in barring the UDV’s sacramental use of hoasca.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co. · 263 U.S. 413 (1924)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp. · 544 U.S. 280 (2005)
• Johnson v. De Grandy · 512 U.S. 997 (1994)
• Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Assn. · 443 U.S. 658 (1979)
• City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of Tacoma · 357 U.S. 320 (1958)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Verizon Maryland Inc. v. Public Service Commission of Maryland · 535 U.S. 635 (2002)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 398 U.S. 281 (1970)
• Baker v. General Motors Corp. · 522 U.S. 222 (1998)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Smith v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315 · 441 U.S. 463 (1979)
• Karcher v. May · 484 U.S. 72 (1987)

Cited by

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

• Marshall v. Marshall · 547 U.S. 293 (2006)
• Lance v. Coffman · 549 U.S. 437 (2007)

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