Monitor Patriot Co. et al. v. Roy, Executrix

Decided February 24, 1971. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 62 · 401 U.S. 265 (1971) · Cited 520 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“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.

• Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts · 388 U.S. 130 (1967)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• St. Amant v. Thompson · 390 U.S. 727 (1968)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Smith v. California · 361 U.S. 147 (1959)
• Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. Bresler · 398 U.S. 6 (1970)
• Abrams v. United States · 250 U.S. 616 (1919)

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• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc. · 403 U.S. 29 (1971)
• McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n · 572 U.S. 185 (2014)
• CBS, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 453 U.S. 367 (1981)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• McConnell v. Federal Election Commission · 540 U.S. 93 (2003)
• Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC · 528 U.S. 377 (2000)
• Brown v. Hartlage · 456 U.S. 45 (1982)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · 466 U.S. 485 (1984)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. · 497 U.S. 1 (1990)
• United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter Carriers · 413 U.S. 548 (1973)
• Herbert v. Lando · 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
• Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton · 491 U.S. 657 (1989)
• Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell · 485 U.S. 46 (1988)
• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
• Burson v. Freeman · 504 U.S. 191 (1992)
• Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee · 489 U.S. 214 (1989)
• Time, Inc. v. Firestone · 424 U.S. 448 (1976)
• Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes · 523 U.S. 666 (1998)
• Florida Star v. B. J. F. · 491 U.S. 524 (1989)
• Federal Communications Commission v. League of Women Voters of California · 468 U.S. 364 (1984)
• Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell · 425 U.S. 610 (1976)
• Federal Election Comm'n v. Ted Cruz · 596 U.S. 289 (2022)

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