Supreme Court of New Hampshire v. Piper

Decided March 4, 1985. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 83-1466 · 470 U.S. 274 (1985) · Cited 294 times

Holding

Rule 42 violates the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Art.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• In Re Griffiths · 413 U.S. 717 (1973)
• Toomer v. Witsell · 334 U.S. 385 (1948)
• Leis v. Flynt · 439 U.S. 438 (1979)
• United Building & Constr. Trades Council of Camden Cty. v. Mayor and Council of Camden · 465 U.S. 208 (1984)
• Hicklin v. Orbeck · 437 U.S. 518 (1978)
• Baldwin v. Fish and Game Comm'n of Mont. · 436 U.S. 371 (1978)
• Doe v. Bolton · 410 U.S. 179 (1973)
• Florida v. Royer · 460 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• Graham v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 365 (1971)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• Illinois State Board of Elections v. Socialist Workers Party · 440 U.S. 173 (1979)
• Austin v. New Hampshire · 420 U.S. 656 (1975)
• Cammer v. United States · 350 U.S. 399 (1956)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Supreme Court of Virginia v. Friedman · 487 U.S. 59 (1988)
• Frazier v. Heebe · 482 U.S. 641 (1987)
• McBurney v. Young · 569 U.S. 221 (2013)
• Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of Iowa · 490 U.S. 296 (1989)
• Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. v. City of Hialeah · 508 U.S. 520 (1993)
• Burnham v. Superior Court of Cal., County of Marin · 495 U.S. 604 (1990)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1985). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).