Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of Riverside

Decided June 30, 1986. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 84-1560 · 478 U.S. 1 (1986) · Cited 1,326 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia · 448 U.S. 555 (1980)
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty. · 464 U.S. 501 (1984)
• Gannett Co. v. DePasquale · 443 U.S. 368 (1979)
• Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of Norfolk · 457 U.S. 596 (1982)
• Waller v. Georgia · 467 U.S. 39 (1984)
• Houchins v. KQED, Inc. · 438 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Douglas Oil Co. of Cal. v. Petrol Stops Northwest · 441 U.S. 211 (1979)
• Saxbe v. Washington Post Co. · 417 U.S. 843 (1974)
• Pell v. Procunier · 417 U.S. 817 (1974)
• United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Zemel v. Rusk · 381 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Jackson v. Denno · 378 U.S. 368 (1964)
• Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
• McMillan v. Pennsylvania · 477 U.S. 79 (1986)
• Seattle Times Co. v. Rhinehart · 467 U.S. 20 (1984)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Spencer v. Texas · 385 U.S. 554 (1967)
• Grosjean v. American Press Co. · 297 U.S. 233 (1936)
• Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia · 435 U.S. 829 (1978)
• United States v. Johnson · 319 U.S. 503 (1943)
• United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc. · 463 U.S. 418 (1983)
• Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. · 443 U.S. 97 (1979)
• Oklahoma Publishing Co. v. District Court in & for Oklahoma County · 430 U.S. 308 (1977)

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• Presley v. Georgia · 558 U.S. 209 (2010)
• Honig v. Doe · 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
• Tennessee v. Lane · 541 U.S. 509 (2004)
• Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · 494 U.S. 472 (1990)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)

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