Comity, First Amendment: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Comity, First Amendment,” part of the Judicial Power area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 12 decisions, newest first

• Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc.
  477 U.S. 619Decided June 27, 19869–0William H. Rehnquist
• Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Association
  457 U.S. 423Decided June 21, 19829–0Warren E. Burger
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union
  442 U.S. 289Decided June 5, 19797–2Byron R. White
• Allee v. Medrano
  416 U.S. 802Decided May 20, 19745–3William O. Douglas
• Younger v. Harris
  401 U.S. 37Decided February 23, 19718–1Hugo L. Black
• Samuels v. Mackell
  401 U.S. 66Decided February 23, 19719–0Hugo L. Black
• Boyle v. Landry
  401 U.S. 77Decided February 23, 19718–1Hugo L. Black
• W. E. B. Dubois Clubs of America v. Clark
  389 U.S. 309Decided December 11, 19677–2Per curiam
• Zwickler v. Koota
  389 U.S. 241Decided December 5, 19679–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor
  353 U.S. 364Decided May 13, 19578–0Per curiam
• Albertson v. Millard
  345 U.S. 242Decided March 16, 19537–2Per curiam
• Parker v. County of Los Angeles
  338 U.S. 327Decided December 5, 19498–0Felix Frankfurter

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error