Linmark Associates, Inc., et al. v. Township of Willingboro et al.

Decided May 2, 1977. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-357 · 431 U.S. 85 (1977) · Cited 471 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Bigelow v. Virginia · 421 U.S. 809 (1975)
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co. · 312 U.S. 270 (1941)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville · 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
• Kovacs v. Cooper · 336 U.S. 77 (1949)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Whitney v. California · 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
• Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 409 U.S. 205 (1972)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)

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• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• City of Ladue v. Gilleo · 512 U.S. 43 (1994)
• United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations · 453 U.S. 114 (1981)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc. · 507 U.S. 410 (1993)
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico · 478 U.S. 328 (1986)
• Friedman v. Rogers · 440 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood · 441 U.S. 91 (1979)
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. · 452 U.S. 640 (1981)
• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Maher v. Roe · 432 U.S. 464 (1977)
• Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia · 435 U.S. 829 (1978)
• Regan v. Time, Inc. · 468 U.S. 641 (1984)
• Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California · 468 U.S. 364 (1984)
• Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Assn., Inc. v. United States · 527 U.S. 173 (1999)
• Meese v. Keene · 481 U.S. 465 (1987)

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