Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad et al.

Decided March 18, 1975. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1004 · 420 U.S. 546 (1975) · Cited 1,256 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Freedman v. Maryland · 380 U.S. 51 (1965)
• Bantam Books, Inc. v. Sullivan · 372 U.S. 58 (1963)
• Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham · 394 U.S. 147 (1969)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Heller v. New York · 413 U.S. 483 (1973)
• Blount v. Rizzi · 400 U.S. 410 (1971)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago · 365 U.S. 43 (1961)
• Miller v. California · 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Near v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Olson · 283 U.S. 697 (1931)
• New York Times Co. v. United States · 403 U.S. 713 (1971)
• Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson · 343 U.S. 495 (1952)
• United States v. Thirty-Seven (37) Photographs · 402 U.S. 363 (1971)
• Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 390 U.S. 676 (1968)
• Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. · 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• Hamling v. United States · 418 U.S. 87 (1974)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• United Public Workers of America v. Mitchell · 330 U.S. 75 (1947)
• Gooding v. Wilson · 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Ginsberg v. New York · 390 U.S. 629 (1968)
• Kovacs v. Cooper · 336 U.S. 77 (1949)
• Cox v. New Hampshire · 312 U.S. 569 (1941)
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette · 319 U.S. 157 (1943)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)
• Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe · 402 U.S. 415 (1971)
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights · 418 U.S. 298 (1974)

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• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
• Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart · 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
• Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim · 452 U.S. 61 (1981)
• Alexander v. United States · 509 U.S. 544 (1993)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• Vance v. Universal Amusement Co. · 445 U.S. 308 (1980)
• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission · 558 U.S. 310 (2010)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc. · 478 U.S. 697 (1986)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Crawford-El v. Britton · 523 U.S. 574 (1998)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Harris v. McRae · 448 U.S. 297 (1980)
• Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 512 U.S. 622 (1994)
• First Nat. Bank of Boston v. Bellotti · 435 U.S. 765 (1978)
• Hill v. Colorado · 530 U.S. 703 (2000)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union · 521 U.S. 844 (1997)
• City of Erie v. Pap's A. M. · 529 U.S. 277 (2000)
• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier · 484 U.S. 260 (1988)
• Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement · 505 U.S. 123 (1992)
• Osborne v. Ohio · 495 U.S. 103 (1990)

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