Sweezy v. New Hampshire, by Wyman, Attorney General

Decided June 17, 1957. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 175 · 354 U.S. 234 (1957) · Cited 781 times

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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.

• Wieman v. Updegraff · 344 U.S. 183 (1952)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Palko v. Connecticut · 302 U.S. 319 (1937)
• Tenney v. Brandhove · 341 U.S. 367 (1951)
• Haley v. Ohio · 332 U.S. 596 (1948)
• Malinski v. New York · 324 U.S. 401 (1945)
• Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. Resweber · 329 U.S. 459 (1947)
• United States v. Rumely · 345 U.S. 41 (1953)
• Pennsylvania v. Nelson · 350 U.S. 497 (1956)
• Union National Bank v. Lamb · 337 U.S. 38 (1949)

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• Uphaus v. Wyman · 360 U.S. 72 (1959)
• Grutter v. Bollinger · 539 U.S. 306 (2003)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth · 529 U.S. 217 (2000)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Barenblatt v. United States · 360 U.S. 109 (1959)
• Raley v. Ohio · 360 U.S. 423 (1959)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee · 372 U.S. 539 (1963)
• Regents of the University of California v. Bakke · 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
• Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing · 474 U.S. 214 (1985)
• Hollingsworth v. Perry · 570 U.S. 693 (2013)
• University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 493 U.S. 182 (1990)
• Yellin v. United States · 374 U.S. 109 (1963)
• Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin · 570 U.S. 297 (2013)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Whalen v. United States · 445 U.S. 684 (1980)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Minnesota v. Clover Leaf Creamery Co. · 449 U.S. 456 (1981)
• McGautha v. California · 402 U.S. 183 (1971)
• Hannah v. Larche · 363 U.S. 420 (1960)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC · 528 U.S. 377 (2000)
• Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. Federal Election Commission · 518 U.S. 604 (1996)
• Brown v. Socialist Workers '74 Campaign Comm. (Ohio) · 459 U.S. 87 (1982)
• Griswold v. Connecticut · 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
• 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)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)

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