Paul Schenck and Dwight Saunders v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York et al.

Decided February 19, 1997. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 95-1065 · 519 U.S. 357 (1997) · Cited 347 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc. · 512 U.S. 753 (1994)
• Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic · 506 U.S. 263 (1993)
• Milk Wagon Drivers Union, Local 753 v. Meadowmoor Dairies, Inc. · 312 U.S. 287 (1941)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• Singleton v. Wulff · 428 U.S. 106 (1976)
• Smith v. Phillips · 455 U.S. 209 (1982)
• Hormel v. Helvering · 312 U.S. 552 (1941)
• International Union, United Mine Workers v. Bagwell · 512 U.S. 821 (1994)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Frisby v. Schultz · 487 U.S. 474 (1988)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• Burson v. Freeman · 504 U.S. 191 (1992)
• Helvering v. Gowran · 302 U.S. 238 (1937)
• Langnes v. Green · 282 U.S. 531 (1931)

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• Hill v. Colorado · 530 U.S. 703 (2000)
• Garcetti v. Ceballos · 547 U.S. 410 (2006)
• Virginia v. Black · 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
• Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L. · 594 U.S. 180 (2021)

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