Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky

Decided June 14, 2018. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 16-1435 · 585 U.S. 1 (2018) · Cited 177 times

Holding

Minnesota’s ban on political apparel at polling places violates the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause.

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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.

• Burson v. Freeman · 504 U.S. 191 (1992)
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc. · 482 U.S. 569 (1987)
• Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement · 505 U.S. 123 (1992)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Pleasant Grove City v. Summum · 555 U.S. 460 (2009)
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights · 418 U.S. 298 (1974)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman · 581 U.S. 37 (2017)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. · 452 U.S. 640 (1981)
• Virginia v. American Booksellers Assn., Inc. · 484 U.S. 383 (1988)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Lehman Brothers v. Schein · 416 U.S. 386 (1974)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Stenberg v. Carhart · 530 U.S. 914 (2000)
• Elkins v. Moreno · 435 U.S. 647 (1978)

Cited by

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• Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck · 587 U.S. 802 (2019)

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