United States v. Kokinda et al.

Decided June 27, 1990. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 88-2031 · 497 U.S. 720 (1990) · Cited 682 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.

• Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. · 473 U.S. 788 (1985)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'n · 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
• Heffron v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. · 452 U.S. 640 (1981)
• Lehman v. City of Shaker Heights · 418 U.S. 298 (1974)
• United States v. Grace · 461 U.S. 171 (1983)
• Frisby v. Schultz · 487 U.S. 474 (1988)
• Boos v. Barry · 485 U.S. 312 (1988)
• Grayned v. City of Rockford · 408 U.S. 104 (1972)
• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence · 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
• Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263 (1981)
• Board of Airport Comm'rs of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus, Inc. · 482 U.S. 569 (1987)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Cohen v. California · 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
• Police Dept. of Chicago v. Mosley · 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
• Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · 420 U.S. 546 (1975)
• Carey v. Brown · 447 U.S. 455 (1980)
• Edwards v. South Carolina · 372 U.S. 229 (1963)
• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• Village of Schaumburg v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 444 U.S. 620 (1980)
• United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenburgh Civic Associations · 453 U.S. 114 (1981)
• Jamison v. Texas · 318 U.S. 413 (1943)
• United States v. Eichman · 496 U.S. 310 (1990)
• Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · 401 U.S. 402 (1971)
• Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · 470 U.S. 532 (1985)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District · 393 U.S. 503 (1969)

Cited by

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

• International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Lee · 505 U.S. 672 (1992)
• Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia · 515 U.S. 819 (1995)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Pleasant Grove City v. Summum · 555 U.S. 460 (2009)
• Edenfield v. Fane · 507 U.S. 761 (1993)
• Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes · 523 U.S. 666 (1998)
• Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 518 U.S. 727 (1996)

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