City of Chicago v. Groffman

Decided October 5, 1977. James A. Dooley wrote the opinion for the court.

368 N.E.2d 891 · Cited 75 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147
• Lovell v. City of Griffin · 303 U.S. 444
• Cantwell v. Connecticut · 310 U.S. 296
• Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278
• Largent v. Texas · 318 U.S. 418
• The PEOPLE v. Stansberry · 268 N.E.2d 431
• Kirtley v. State · 84 N.E.2d 712
• Central States Theatre Corporation v. Sar · 66 N.W.2d 450
• American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Chicago · 121 N.E.2d 585
• People Ex Rel. Illinois Federation of Teachers v. Lindberg · 326 N.E.2d 749
• City of Metropolis v. Gibbons · 166 N.E. 115

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