Leathers, Commissioner of Revenues of Arkansas v. Medlock et al.

Decided April 16, 1991. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 90-29 · 499 U.S. 439 (1991) · Cited 225 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co. v. Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue · 460 U.S. 575 (1983)
• Regan v. Taxation With Representation of Washington · 461 U.S. 540 (1983)
• Grosjean v. American Press Co. · 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
• Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. v. Ragland · 481 U.S. 221 (1987)
• Cammarano v. United States · 358 U.S. 498 (1959)
• Mabee v. White Plains Publishing Co. · 327 U.S. 178 (1946)
• Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling · 327 U.S. 186 (1946)
• Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. Commissioner · 309 U.S. 83 (1940)
• City of Los Angeles v. Preferred Communications, Inc. · 476 U.S. 488 (1986)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. City of New York · 303 U.S. 573 (1938)
• Jimmy Swaggart Ministries v. Board of Equalization of California · 493 U.S. 378 (1990)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Midwest Video Corp. · 440 U.S. 689 (1979)

Cited by

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

• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 512 U.S. 622 (1994)
• Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board · 502 U.S. 105 (1991)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley · 524 U.S. 569 (1998)
• Gentile v. State Bar of Nev. · 501 U.S. 1030 (1991)

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