Secretary of State of Maryland v. Joseph H. Munson Co., Inc.

Decided June 26, 1984. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-766 · 467 U.S. 947 (1984) · Cited 1,054 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.

• Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 444 U.S. 620 (1980)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• United States v. Raines · 362 U.S. 17 (1960)
• Singleton v. Wulff · 428 U.S. 106 (1976)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)
• Parker v. Levy · 417 U.S. 733 (1974)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Erznoznik v. City of Jacksonville · 422 U.S. 205 (1975)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights Organization · 426 U.S. 26 (1976)
• McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
• Kolender v. Lawson · 461 U.S. 352 (1983)
• Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 297 U.S. 288 (1936)
• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• Linda R. S. v. Richard D. · 410 U.S. 614 (1973)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)

Cited by

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• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• Illinois Ex Rel. Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc. · 538 U.S. 600 (2003)
• Kowalski v. Tesmer · 543 U.S. 125 (2004)
• Virginia v. Black · 538 U.S. 343 (2003)
• United States Department of Labor v. Triplett · 494 U.S. 715 (1990)
• City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co. · 486 U.S. 750 (1988)
• Regan v. Time, Inc. · 468 U.S. 641 (1984)
• Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc. · 554 U.S. 269 (2008)
• Asarco Inc. v. Kadish · 490 U.S. 605 (1989)
• Hill v. Colorado · 530 U.S. 703 (2000)
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
• Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta · 594 U.S. 595 (2021)
• United States v. Booker · 543 U.S. 220 (2005)
• United States v. Sharpe · 470 U.S. 675 (1985)
• Powers v. Ohio · 499 U.S. 400 (1991)
• Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. Arkansas · 495 U.S. 149 (1990)
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
• Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
• Minnesota v. Olson · 495 U.S. 91 (1990)
• City of Chicago v. Morales · 527 U.S. 41 (1999)
• Virginia v. American Booksellers Assn., Inc. · 484 U.S. 383 (1988)
• Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow · 542 U.S. 1 (2004)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Pope v. Illinois · 481 U.S. 497 (1987)
• United States v. National Treasury Employees Union · 513 U.S. 454 (1995)
• Virginia v. Hicks · 539 U.S. 113 (2003)
• Renne v. Geary · 501 U.S. 312 (1991)
• San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. United States Olympic Committee · 483 U.S. 522 (1987)
• Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC · 528 U.S. 377 (2000)
• Florida v. Rodriguez · 469 U.S. 1 (1984)

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