United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations et al.

Decided June 25, 1981. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 80-608 · 453 U.S. 114 (1981) · Cited 505 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights · 418 U.S. 298 (1974)
• Adderley v. Florida · 385 U.S. 39 (1966)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union, Inc. · 433 U.S. 119 (1977)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• United States Ex Rel. Milwaukee Social Democratic Publishing Co. v. Burleson · 255 U.S. 407 (1921)
• Lamont v. Postmaster General · 381 U.S. 301 (1965)
• Martin v. City of Struthers · 319 U.S. 141 (1943)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro · 431 U.S. 85 (1977)
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
• Brown v. Louisiana · 383 U.S. 131 (1966)
• Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell · 425 U.S. 610 (1976)
• Blount v. Rizzi · 400 U.S. 410 (1971)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Cox v. Louisiana · 379 U.S. 536 (1965)
• Murdock v. Pennsylvania · 319 U.S. 105 (1943)
• Marsh v. Alabama · 326 U.S. 501 (1946)
• Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
• Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• Cameron v. Johnson · 390 U.S. 611 (1968)
• Procunier v. Martinez · 416 U.S. 396 (1974)
• Pell v. Procunier · 417 U.S. 817 (1974)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Palko v. Connecticut · 302 U.S. 319 (1937)

Cited by

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

• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• R. A. v. v. City of St. Paul · 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• United States v. Kokinda · 497 U.S. 720 (1990)
• Capitol Square Review & Advisory Board v. Pinette · 515 U.S. 753 (1995)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District · 508 U.S. 384 (1993)
• United States v. Albertini · 472 U.S. 675 (1985)
• Renne v. Geary · 501 U.S. 312 (1991)
• Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Federal Election Commission v. National Conservative Political Action Committee · 470 U.S. 480 (1985)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)
• United States Postal Service v. Flamingo Industries (USA) Ltd. · 540 U.S. 736 (2004)

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