Richmond Newspapers, Inc., et al. v. Virginia et al.

Decided July 2, 1980. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 79-243 · 448 U.S. 555 (1980) · Cited 1,951 times

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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.

• Gannett Co. v. DePasquale · 443 U.S. 368 (1979)
• In Re Oliver · 333 U.S. 257 (1948)
• Houchins v. KQED, Inc. · 438 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Saxbe v. Washington Post Co. · 417 U.S. 843 (1974)
• Estes v. Texas · 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
• Levine v. United States · 362 U.S. 610 (1960)
• Sheppard v. Maxwell · 384 U.S. 333 (1966)
• Pell v. Procunier · 417 U.S. 817 (1974)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Illinois v. Allen · 397 U.S. 337 (1970)
• Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San Francisco · 436 U.S. 84 (1978)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Cox v. New Hampshire · 312 U.S. 569 (1941)
• Bridges v. California · 314 U.S. 252 (1941)
• Zemel v. Rusk · 381 U.S. 1 (1965)
• In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
• Brown v. Allen · 344 U.S. 443 (1953)
• Olmstead v. United States · 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
• United States v. Russell · 411 U.S. 423 (1973)
• Offutt v. United States · 348 U.S. 11 (1954)
• New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
• Kovacs v. Cooper · 336 U.S. 77 (1949)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Craig v. Harney · 331 U.S. 367 (1947)
• Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia · 435 U.S. 829 (1978)
• Maryland v. Baltimore Radio Show, Inc. Et Al. · 338 U.S. 912 (1950)

Cited by

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

• Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, County of Norfolk · 457 U.S. 596 (1982)
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Riverside · 478 U.S. 1 (1986)
• Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty. · 464 U.S. 501 (1984)
• Weaver v. Massachusetts · 582 U.S. 286 (2017)
• Waller v. Georgia · 467 U.S. 39 (1984)
• Wilson v. Layne · 526 U.S. 603 (1999)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Cruzan Ex Rel. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health · 497 U.S. 261 (1990)
• Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc. · 485 U.S. 80 (1988)
• Gentile v. State Bar of Nev. · 501 U.S. 1030 (1991)
• Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. · 501 U.S. 663 (1991)

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