New York Times Co. v. United States

Decided June 30, 1971. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 1873 · 403 U.S. 713 (1971) · Cited 1,167 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · 343 U.S. 579 (1952)
• Gorin v. United States · 312 U.S. 19 (1941)
• Schenck v. United States · 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
• United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. · 299 U.S. 304 (1936)
• Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 333 U.S. 103 (1948)
• Hirabayashi v. United States · 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
• Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe · 402 U.S. 415 (1971)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• United States v. Reynolds · 345 U.S. 1 (1953)
• In Re Debs · 158 U.S. 564 (1895)
• Garrison v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 64 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co. · 395 U.S. 575 (1969)
• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan · 372 U.S. 58 (1963)
• De Jonge v. Oregon · 299 U.S. 353 (1937)
• Kent v. Dulles · 357 U.S. 116 (1958)
• Beauharnais v. Illinois · 343 U.S. 250 (1952)
• L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co. · 249 U.S. 100 (1919)

Cited by

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• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Gravel v. United States · 408 U.S. 606 (1972)
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations · 413 U.S. 376 (1973)
• Bartnicki v. Vopper · 532 U.S. 514 (2001)
• Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National Committee · 412 U.S. 94 (1973)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises · 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo · 418 U.S. 241 (1974)
• United States v. Balsys · 524 U.S. 666 (1998)
• Pell v. Procunier · 417 U.S. 817 (1974)
• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Houchins v. KQED, Inc. · 438 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Florida Star v. B. J. F. · 491 U.S. 524 (1989)
• Doe v. McMillan · 412 U.S. 306 (1973)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Crawford-El v. Britton · 523 U.S. 574 (1998)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 407 U.S. 297 (1972)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Osborne v. Ohio · 495 U.S. 103 (1990)
• Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc. · 472 U.S. 749 (1985)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board · 502 U.S. 105 (1991)
• Alexander v. United States · 509 U.S. 544 (1993)

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