Teresa L. Cunningham v. Hamilton County, Ohio

Decided June 14, 1999. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 98-727 · 527 U.S. 198 (1999) · Cited 447 times

Holding

Section 1304 may not be applied to advertisements of lawful private casino gambling that are broadcast by petitioners’ radio or television stations located in Louisiana, where such gambling is legal.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller Ex Rel. Koller · 472 U.S. 424 (1985)
• Van Cauwenberghe v. Biard · 486 U.S. 517 (1988)
• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
• Swint v. Chambers County Commission · 514 U.S. 35 (1995)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · 449 U.S. 368 (1981)
• United States Catholic Conference v. Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc. · 487 U.S. 72 (1988)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Quackenbush v. Allstate Insurance · 517 U.S. 706 (1996)
• Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc. · 511 U.S. 863 (1994)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Catlin v. United States · 324 U.S. 229 (1945)
• Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. · 506 U.S. 139 (1993)
• Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323 (1940)
• Flanagan v. United States · 465 U.S. 259 (1984)
• Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United States · 489 U.S. 794 (1989)
• United States v. Ryan · 402 U.S. 530 (1971)
• Willy v. Coastal Corp. · 503 U.S. 131 (1992)
• Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. Johnson · 475 U.S. 717 (1986)
• Karcher v. May · 484 U.S. 72 (1987)
• Alexander v. United States · 201 U.S. 117 (1906)

Cited by

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• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)

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