United Mine Workers of America, District 12 v. Illinois State Bar Association et al.

Decided December 5, 1967. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 33 · 389 U.S. 217 (1967) · Cited 562 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State Bar · 377 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Thomas v. Collins · 323 U.S. 516 (1945)
• Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal. · 366 U.S. 36 (1961)
• New York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 376 U.S. 254 (1964)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• De Jonge v. Oregon · 299 U.S. 353 (1937)
• Talley v. California · 362 U.S. 60 (1960)
• Hoopeston Canning Co. v. Cullen · 318 U.S. 313 (1943)
• Lathrop v. Donohue · 367 U.S. 820 (1961)
• Daniel v. Family Security Life Insurance · 336 U.S. 220 (1949)

Cited by

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

• United Transportation Union v. State Bar of Michigan · 401 U.S. 576 (1971)
• In Re Primus · 436 U.S. 412 (1978)
• McDonald v. Smith · 472 U.S. 479 (1985)
• Smith v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315 · 441 U.S. 463 (1979)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Ohralik v. Ohio State Bar Assn. · 436 U.S. 447 (1978)
• Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)
• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. Myers · 461 U.S. 138 (1983)
• Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · 418 U.S. 323 (1974)
• California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking Unlimited · 404 U.S. 508 (1972)
• Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture · 553 U.S. 591 (2008)
• Williams v. Rhodes · 393 U.S. 23 (1968)
• Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
• Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard · 452 U.S. 89 (1981)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri · 564 U.S. 379 (2011)
• BE&K Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 536 U.S. 516 (2002)

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