United States v. Michael Williams

Decided May 19, 2008. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 06-694 · 553 U.S. 285 (2008) · Cited 1,677 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition · 535 U.S. 234 (2002)
• New York v. Ferber · 458 U.S. 747 (1982)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• Miller v. California · 413 U.S. 15 (1973)
• Osborne v. Ohio · 495 U.S. 103 (1990)
• Roth v. United States · 354 U.S. 476 (1957)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations · 413 U.S. 376 (1973)
• Benton v. Maryland · 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
• Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union · 521 U.S. 844 (1997)
• Ginzburg v. United States · 383 U.S. 463 (1966)
• Minersville School District v. Gobitis · 310 U.S. 586 (1940)
• United States v. Booker · 543 U.S. 220 (2005)
• In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. · 455 U.S. 489 (1982)
• Ward v. Rock Against Racism · 491 U.S. 781 (1989)
• Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 557 (1980)
• Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. · 425 U.S. 748 (1976)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of Dallas · 493 U.S. 215 (1990)
• Stanley v. Georgia · 394 U.S. 557 (1969)
• Hill v. Colorado · 530 U.S. 703 (2000)
• Coates v. City of Cincinnati · 402 U.S. 611 (1971)
• Board of Trustees of State Univ. of NY v. Fox · 492 U.S. 469 (1989)
• Schenck v. United States · 249 U.S. 47 (1919)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• American Communications Assn. v. Douds · 339 U.S. 382 (1950)

Cited by

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• United States v. Hansen · 599 U.S. 762 (2023)
• United States v. Stevens · 559 U.S. 460 (2010)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. · 567 U.S. 239 (2012)
• Moody v. NetChoice, LLC · 603 U.S. 707 (2024)
• Johnson v. United States · 576 U.S. 591 (2015)
• United States v. Sineneng-Smith · 590 U.S. 371 (2020)
• Maracich v. Spears · 570 U.S. 48 (2013)
• Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky · 585 U.S. 1 (2018)
• Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. · 580 U.S. 140 (2017)
• Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. · 564 U.S. 786 (2011)
• United States v. Alvarez · 567 U.S. 709 (2012)
• Fischer v. United States · 603 U.S. 480 (2024)
• District of Columbia v. Heller · 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
• Sessions v. Dimaya · 584 U.S. 148 (2018)
• Freeman v. Quicken Loans, Inc. · 566 U.S. 624 (2012)
• Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan · 564 U.S. 117 (2011)
• Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. · 604 U.S. 305 (2025)
• Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. · 593 U.S. 1 (2021)
• Beckles v. United States · 580 U.S. 256 (2017)

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