Leila Jeanne Hill, Audrey Himmelmann, and Everitt W. Simpson, Jr. v. Colorado, et al.

Decided June 28, 2000. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 98-1856 · 530 U.S. 703 (2000) · Cited 1,399 times

Holding

Section 18–9–122(3)’s restrictions on speech-related conduct are constitutional.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western NY · 519 U.S. 357 (1997)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Frisby v. Schultz · 487 U.S. 474 (1988)
• Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville · 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
• Rowan v. United States Post Office Department · 397 U.S. 728 (1970)
• Carey v. Brown · 447 U.S. 455 (1980)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. · 452 U.S. 640 (1981)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• Carlson v. California · 310 U.S. 106 (1940)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
• City of Houston v. Hill · 482 U.S. 451 (1987)
• Coates v. City of Cincinnati · 402 U.S. 611 (1971)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
• City of Ladue v. Gilleo · 512 U.S. 43 (1994)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• United States v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. · 529 U.S. 803 (2000)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Burson v. Freeman · 504 U.S. 191 (1992)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)

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• City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising of Austin, LLC · 596 U.S. 61 (2022)
• Reed v. Town of Gilbert · 576 U.S. 155 (2015)
• Johnson v. United States · 576 U.S. 591 (2015)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• Virginia v. Black · 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
• Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue · 591 U.S. 464 (2020)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization · 597 U.S. 215 (2022)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2000). 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).