United States v. Robel

Decided December 11, 1967. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 8 · 389 U.S. 258 (1967) · Cited 617 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Aptheker v. Secretary of State · 378 U.S. 500 (1964)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button · 371 U.S. 415 (1963)
• Scales v. United States · 367 U.S. 203 (1961)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson · 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• Greene v. McElroy · 360 U.S. 474 (1959)
• Communist Party of United States v. Subversive Activities Control Bd. · 367 U.S. 1 (1961)
• Elfbrandt v. Russell · 384 U.S. 11 (1966)
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296 (1940)
• Marcus v. Search Warrant of Property · 367 U.S. 717 (1961)
• Cole v. Young · 351 U.S. 536 (1956)
• Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Yakus v. United States · 321 U.S. 414 (1944)
• Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · 385 U.S. 589 (1967)
• Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan · 293 U.S. 388 (1935)
• Hirabayashi v. United States · 320 U.S. 81 (1943)
• Bates v. City of Little Rock · 361 U.S. 516 (1960)
• United States v. Brown · 381 U.S. 437 (1965)
• Lichter v. United States · 334 U.S. 742 (1948)
• United States v. Rumely · 345 U.S. 41 (1953)
• Gibson v. Florida Legislative Investigation Committee · 372 U.S. 539 (1963)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Virginia Ex Rel. Virginia State Bar · 377 U.S. 1 (1964)
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88 (1940)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127 (1961)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• Speiser v. Randall · 357 U.S. 513 (1958)
• Home Building & Loan Assn. v. Blaisdell · 290 U.S. 398 (1934)
• Federal Power Commission v. Hope Natural Gas Co. · 320 U.S. 591 (1944)

Cited by

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• Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Inc. v. Wadmond · 401 U.S. 154 (1971)
• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Kleindienst v. Mandel · 408 U.S. 753 (1972)
• Baird v. State Bar of Arizona · 401 U.S. 1 (1971)
• Elrod v. Burns · 427 U.S. 347 (1976)
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma · 413 U.S. 601 (1973)
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 407 U.S. 297 (1972)
• National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co. · 458 U.S. 886 (1982)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Greer v. Spock · 424 U.S. 828 (1976)
• Healy v. James · 408 U.S. 169 (1972)
• Rostker v. Goldberg · 453 U.S. 57 (1981)
• Rosario v. Rockefeller · 410 U.S. 752 (1973)
• Brown v. Glines · 444 U.S. 348 (1980)
• Perry v. Sindermann · 408 U.S. 593 (1972)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
• Branzburg v. Hayes · 408 U.S. 665 (1972)
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent · 466 U.S. 789 (1984)
• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld · 542 U.S. 507 (2004)
• Romer v. Evans · 517 U.S. 620 (1996)
• United States v. Jackson · 390 U.S. 570 (1968)
• Storer v. Brown · 415 U.S. 724 (1974)
• Brandenburg v. Ohio · 395 U.S. 444 (1969)
• Coates v. City of Cincinnati · 402 U.S. 611 (1971)
• Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · 497 U.S. 62 (1990)
• National Treasury Employees Union v. Von Raab · 489 U.S. 656 (1989)

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