Posadas De Puerto RICO Associates, Dba Condado Holiday Inn v. Tourism Company of Puerto RICO et al.

Decided July 1, 1986. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1903 · 478 U.S. 328 (1986) · Cited 420 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Carey v. Population Services International · 431 U.S. 678 (1977)
• Bigelow v. Virginia · 421 U.S. 809 (1975)
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp · 467 U.S. 691 (1984)
• In re R. M. J. · 455 U.S. 191 (1982)
• Friedman v. Rogers · 440 U.S. 1 (1979)
• City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc. · 475 U.S. 41 (1986)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations · 413 U.S. 376 (1973)
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro · 431 U.S. 85 (1977)
• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim · 452 U.S. 61 (1981)
• Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
• Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De Otero · 426 U.S. 572 (1976)
• Balzac v. Porto Rico · 258 U.S. 298 (1922)
• Kingsley International Pictures Corp. v. Regents of the University · 360 U.S. 684 (1959)
• Torres v. Puerto Rico · 442 U.S. 465 (1979)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
• Rubin v. Coors Brewing Co. · 514 U.S. 476 (1995)
• United States v. Edge Broadcasting Co. · 509 U.S. 418 (1993)
• Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Meyer v. Grant · 486 U.S. 414 (1988)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• United States v. Stevens · 559 U.S. 460 (2010)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard · 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• City of Cincinnati v. Discovery Network, Inc. · 507 U.S. 410 (1993)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Assn., Inc. v. United States · 527 U.S. 173 (1999)
• Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)

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