Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc., et al. v. Wadmond et al.

Decided February 23, 1971. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 49 · 401 U.S. 154 (1971) · Cited 213 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Bond v. Floyd · 385 U.S. 116 (1966)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Whitehill v. Elkins · 389 U.S. 54 (1967)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NM · 353 U.S. 232 (1957)
• Spevack v. Klein · 385 U.S. 511 (1967)
• Bates v. City of Little Rock · 361 U.S. 516 (1960)
• Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278 (1961)
• Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee · 372 U.S. 539 (1963)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• Fox v. Standard Oil Co. of NJ · 294 U.S. 87 (1935)
• Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia · 357 U.S. 399 (1958)
• Cohen v. Hurley · 366 U.S. 117 (1961)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Stanley v. Georgia · 394 U.S. 557 (1969)
• Garrity v. New Jersey · 385 U.S. 493 (1967)
• Lanzetta v. New Jersey · 306 U.S. 451 (1939)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Terminiello v. Chicago · 337 U.S. 1 (1949)

Cited by

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

• In Re Griffiths · 413 U.S. 717 (1973)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell · 425 U.S. 610 (1976)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
• DeFunis v. Odegaard · 416 U.S. 312 (1974)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Socialist Labor Party v. Gilligan · 406 U.S. 583 (1972)
• Connell v. Higginbotham · 403 U.S. 207 (1971)

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