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Supreme Court· 6/17/1991

Renne v. Geary

Citations

  • 501 U.S. 312
  • 111 S. Ct. 2331
  • 115 L. Ed. 2d 288
  • 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3489

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that respondents have \failed to demonstrate a live dispute involving the actual or threatened application of [state statute] to bar particular speech.\
  • holding that respondents failed to demonstrate a live dispute involving the actual or threatened application of the challenged provision to bar political speech
  • holding that respondents have \failed to demonstrate a live dispute involving the actual or threatened application of [state statute] to bar particular speech\
  • holding that respondents have “failed to demonstrate a live dispute involving the actual or threatened application of [state statute] to bar particular speech”
  • recognizing that a facial challenge should generally not be entertained when an “as-applied” challenge could resolve the case
  • holding that respondents have “failed to demonstrate a live dispute involving the actual or threatened application of [state statute] to bar particular speech.”

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Judges: Kennedy, Stevens, White, Marshall

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Cites

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