New York State Club Association, Inc. v. City of New York et al.

Decided June 20, 1988. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-1836 · 487 U.S. 1 (1988) · Cited 718 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
• Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte · 481 U.S. 537 (1987)
• Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising Commission · 432 U.S. 333 (1977)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Hishon v. King & Spalding · 467 U.S. 69 (1984)
• Vance v. Bradley · 440 U.S. 93 (1979)
• Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. · 477 U.S. 619 (1986)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Brock · 477 U.S. 274 (1986)
• New York Ex Rel. Bryant v. Zimmerman · 278 U.S. 63 (1928)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. · 473 U.S. 432 (1985)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• United States v. Carolene Products Co. · 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
• Pennell v. City of San Jose · 485 U.S. 1 (1988)
• Norwood v. Harrison · 413 U.S. 455 (1973)
• Lyng v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers · 485 U.S. 360 (1988)
• Tileston v. Ullman · 318 U.S. 44 (1943)
• Railway Mail Assn. v. Corsi · 326 U.S. 88 (1945)

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• Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party · 552 U.S. 442 (2008)
• United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
• Boy Scouts of America v. Dale · 530 U.S. 640 (2000)
• City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co. · 488 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Texas v. Johnson · 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• United States v. Stevens · 559 U.S. 460 (2010)
• Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. · 515 U.S. 557 (1995)
• Virginia v. Hicks · 539 U.S. 113 (2003)
• National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley · 524 U.S. 569 (1998)
• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra · 585 U.S. 755 (2018)
• Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez · 561 U.S. 661 (2010)
• Massachusetts v. Oakes · 491 U.S. 576 (1989)
• United States v. Hansen · 599 U.S. 762 (2023)
• Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)

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