Shelton et al. v. Tucker et al.

Decided December 12, 1960. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 14 · 364 U.S. 479 (1960) · Cited 1,729 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.

• Bates v. City of Little Rock · 361 U.S. 516 (1960)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New York · 342 U.S. 485 (1952)
• Beilan v. Board of Public Ed., School Dist. of Philadelphia · 357 U.S. 399 (1958)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• De Jonge v. Oregon · 299 U.S. 353 (1937)
• Talley v. California · 362 U.S. 60 (1960)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Wieman v. Updegraff · 344 U.S. 183 (1952)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Sweezy v. New Hampshire Ex Rel. Wyman · 354 U.S. 234 (1957)
• Kunz v. New York · 340 U.S. 290 (1951)
• Saia v. New York · 334 U.S. 558 (1948)
• Yick Wo v. Hopkins · 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
• Prince v. Massachusetts · 321 U.S. 158 (1944)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• Stromberg v. California · 283 U.S. 359 (1931)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Winters v. New York · 333 U.S. 507 (1948)
• Gitlow v. New York · 268 U.S. 652 (1925)
• Whitney v. California · 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
• Marsh v. Alabama · 326 U.S. 501 (1946)
• Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson · 343 U.S. 495 (1952)
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City · 350 U.S. 551 (1956)
• Breard v. Alexandria · 341 U.S. 622 (1951)
• Niemotko v. Maryland · 340 U.S. 268 (1951)
• Staub v. City of Baxley · 355 U.S. 313 (1958)

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• Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta · 594 U.S. 595 (2021)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd. · 367 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• United States v. Robel · 389 U.S. 258 (1967)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• Louisiana Ex Rel. Gremillion v. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People · 366 U.S. 293 (1961)
• Bell v. Wolfish · 441 U.S. 520 (1979)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Roberts v. United States Jaycees · 468 U.S. 609 (1984)
• Branti v. Finkel · 445 U.S. 507 (1980)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• McConnell v. Federal Election Commission · 540 U.S. 93 (2003)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee · 372 U.S. 539 (1963)
• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth · 529 U.S. 217 (2000)
• Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago · 365 U.S. 43 (1961)

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