Silvia S. Ibanez v. Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board of Accountancy
Decided June 13, 1994. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 93-639 · 512 U.S. 136 (1994) · Cited 184 times
Holding
The Board’s decision censuring Ibanez is incompatible with First Amendment restraints on official action.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
Dissenting · 2
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Peel v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of Illinois · 496 U.S. 91 (1990)
- Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)
- Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
- In re R. M. J. · 455 U.S. 191 (1982)
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
- Bolger v. Youngs Drug Products Corp. · 463 U.S. 60 (1983)
- Friedman v. Rogers · 440 U.S. 1 (1979)
- Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra · 585 U.S. 755 (2018)
- 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island · 517 U.S. 484 (1996)
- Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P. A. v. United States · 559 U.S. 229 (2010)
- Counterman v. Colorado · 600 U.S. 66 (2023)
- Houston Community College System v. Wilson · 595 U.S. 468 (2022)
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