Wooley, Chief of Police of Lebanon, et al. v. Maynard et Ux.

Decided April 20, 1977. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-1453 · 430 U.S. 705 (1977) · Cited 1,253 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Younger v. Harris · 401 U.S. 37 (1971)
• West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · 319 U.S. 624 (1943)
• Doran v. Salem Inn, Inc. · 422 U.S. 922 (1975)
• Steffel v. Thompson · 415 U.S. 452 (1974)
• Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd. · 420 U.S. 592 (1975)
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette · 319 U.S. 157 (1943)
• Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. Dodge · 295 U.S. 89 (1935)
• United States v. O'Brien · 391 U.S. 367 (1968)
• Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo · 418 U.S. 241 (1974)
• Shelton v. Tucker · 364 U.S. 479 (1960)
• SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al. · 401 U.S. 66 (1971)
• Spence v. Washington · 418 U.S. 405 (1974)
• Minersville School District v. Gobitis · 310 U.S. 586 (1940)

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• Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Assn. · 544 U.S. 550 (2005)
• Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn. · 500 U.S. 507 (1991)
• United States v. United Foods, Inc. · 533 U.S. 405 (2001)
• Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society · 591 U.S. 430 (2020)
• Glickman v. Wileman Brothers & Elliott, Inc. · 521 U.S. 457 (1997)
• Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc. · 547 U.S. 47 (2006)
• McCutcheon v. Federal Election Comm'n · 572 U.S. 185 (2014)
• Agency for Int'l Development v. Alliance for Open Society Int'l, Inc. · 570 U.S. 205 (2013)
• Rust v. Sullivan · 500 U.S. 173 (1991)
• Knox v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 · 567 U.S. 298 (2012)
• Riley v. National Federation of Blind of North Carolina, Inc. · 487 U.S. 781 (1988)
• Wallace v. Jaffree · 472 U.S. 38 (1985)
• Janus v. State, County, and Municipal Employees · 585 U.S. 878 (2018)
• Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. Knight · 465 U.S. 271 (1984)
• Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System v. Southworth · 529 U.S. 217 (2000)
• National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra · 585 U.S. 755 (2018)
• Murray v. Carrier · 477 U.S. 478 (1986)
• Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith · 494 U.S. 872 (1990)
• Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey · 505 U.S. 833 (1992)
• New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans · 491 U.S. 350 (1989)
• Zablocki v. Redhail · 434 U.S. 374 (1978)
• Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises · 471 U.S. 539 (1985)
• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition · 535 U.S. 234 (2002)
• Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, Inc. · 515 U.S. 557 (1995)
• Consolidated Edison Co. of New York v. Public Service Commission · 447 U.S. 530 (1980)
• Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of Ohio · 471 U.S. 626 (1985)

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