Republican Party of Minnesota, et al. v. Suzanne White, Chairperson, Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards, et al.

Decided June 27, 2002. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 01-521 · 536 U.S. 765 (2002) · Cited 488 times

Holding

The announce clause violates the First Amendment.

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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.

• Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
• Aetna Life Insurance v. Lavoie · 475 U.S. 813 (1986)
• Ward v. Village of Monroeville · 409 U.S. 57 (1972)
• Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense v. Arlo Tatum · 409 U.S. 824 (1972)
• Brown v. Hartlage · 456 U.S. 45 (1982)
• In Re Murchison. · 349 U.S. 133 (1955)
• Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc. · 446 U.S. 238 (1980)
• Chisom v. Roemer · 501 U.S. 380 (1991)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
• Moose Lodge No. 107 v. Irvis · 407 U.S. 163 (1972)
• McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · 514 U.S. 334 (1995)
• Burson v. Freeman · 504 U.S. 191 (1992)
• Eu v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee · 489 U.S. 214 (1989)
• Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board · 502 U.S. 105 (1991)
• Meyer v. Grant · 486 U.S. 414 (1988)
• Wood v. Georgia · 370 U.S. 375 (1962)
• Johnson v. Mississippi · 403 U.S. 212 (1971)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Hanke · 339 U.S. 470 (1950)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Withrow v. Larkin · 421 U.S. 35 (1975)
• Williams v. Rhodes · 393 U.S. 23 (1968)
• Bracy v. Gramley · 520 U.S. 899 (1997)
• Offutt v. United States · 348 U.S. 11 (1954)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
• Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc. · 514 U.S. 211 (1995)
• United States v. Morgan · 313 U.S. 409 (1941)

Cited by

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• Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co., Inc. · 556 U.S. 868 (2009)
• Reed v. Town of Gilbert · 576 U.S. 155 (2015)
• Obergefell v. Hodges · 576 U.S. 644 (2015)
• Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan · 564 U.S. 117 (2011)
• United States v. Rahimi · 602 U.S. 680 (2024)
• Ramirez v. Collier · 595 U.S. 411 (2022)
• Houston Community College System v. Wilson · 595 U.S. 468 (2022)

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