Street v. New York

Decided April 21, 1969. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 5 · 394 U.S. 576 (1969) · Cited 632 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.

• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Stromberg v. California · 283 U.S. 359 (1931)
• Williams v. North Carolina · 317 U.S. 287 (1943)
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490 (1949)
• Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire · 315 U.S. 568 (1942)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• Terminiello v. Chicago · 337 U.S. 1 (1949)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Halter v. Nebraska · 205 U.S. 34 (1907)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Sibron v. New York · 392 U.S. 40 (1968)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Pinkerton v. United States · 328 U.S. 640 (1946)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536 (1965)
• Ginsberg v. New York · 390 U.S. 629 (1968)
• Walker v. City of Birmingham · 388 U.S. 307 (1967)
• Bond v. Dustin · 112 U.S. 604 (1884)
• Clifton v. United States · 45 U.S. 242 (1846)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. · 272 U.S. 365 (1926)
• Berman v. Parker · 348 U.S. 26 (1954)
• Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
• Abrams v. United States · 250 U.S. 616 (1919)
• Sinclair v. United States · 279 U.S. 263 (1929)
• United States v. Gainey · 380 U.S. 63 (1965)
• Evans v. United States · 153 U.S. 584 (1894)
• Carter v. Texas · 177 U.S. 442 (1900)
• Cramer v. United States · 325 U.S. 1 (1945)

Cited by

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• Zant v. Stephens · 462 U.S. 862 (1983)
• Texas v. Johnson · 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
• Smith v. Goguen · 415 U.S. 566 (1974)
• Spence v. Washington · 418 U.S. 405 (1974)
• Chambers v. Mississippi · 410 U.S. 284 (1973)
• Eaton v. City of Tulsa · 415 U.S. 697 (1974)
• Mahanoy Area School Dist. v. B. L. · 594 U.S. 180 (2021)
• Bachellar v. Maryland · 397 U.S. 564 (1970)
• Matal v. Tam · 582 U.S. 218 (2017)
• North Carolina v. Pearce · 395 U.S. 711 (1969)
• Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. · 466 U.S. 485 (1984)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Gooding v. Wilson · 405 U.S. 518 (1972)
• Board of Directors of Rotary International v. Rotary Club of Duarte · 481 U.S. 537 (1987)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Hemphill v. New York · 595 U.S. 140 (2022)
• Illinois v. Gates · 462 U.S. 213 (1983)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Benton v. Maryland · 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
• United States v. Place · 462 U.S. 696 (1983)
• Pennsylvania v. Mimms · 434 U.S. 106 (1977)
• Beck v. Alabama · 447 U.S. 625 (1980)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• County Court of Ulster Cty. v. Allen · 442 U.S. 140 (1979)
• Boyde v. California · 494 U.S. 370 (1990)
• Eisenstadt v. Baird · 405 U.S. 438 (1972)

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