Miami Herald Publishing Co., Division of Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. Tornillo

Decided June 25, 1974. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-797 · 418 U.S. 241 (1974) · Cited 685 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Mills v. Alabama · 384 U.S. 214 (1966)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations · 413 U.S. 376 (1973)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy v. Snyder's Drug Stores, Inc. · 414 U.S. 156 (1973)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Rosenblatt v. Baer · 383 U.S. 75 (1966)
• Whitney v. California · 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
• Grosjean v. American Press Co. · 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
• Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc. · 403 U.S. 29 (1971)
• Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe · 402 U.S. 415 (1971)
• Pennekamp v. Florida · 328 U.S. 331 (1946)

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• Herbert v. Lando · 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins · 447 U.S. 74 (1980)
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• Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc. · 547 U.S. 47 (2006)
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• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
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• CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 453 U.S. 367 (1981)
• Wooley v. Maynard · 430 U.S. 705 (1977)
• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
• Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. · 515 U.S. 557 (1995)
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
• Houchins v. KQED, Inc. · 438 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes · 523 U.S. 666 (1998)
• City of Los Angeles v. Preferred Communications, Inc. · 476 U.S. 488 (1986)
• Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana · 489 U.S. 46 (1989)
• Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n · 584 U.S. 617 (2018)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc. · 472 U.S. 749 (1985)

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