Court would extend its decision in the case Hawker v. New York, 170 U.S. 189 (1898) when it ruled that character was also an important qualification for doctors wishing to obtain a license. As in any Supreme Court case, Dent has been cited numerous times, particularly in defining the legitimate role of state regulation versus Constitutional prohibitions on Bills of Attainder. See, for example SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC. See also Hawker v. New York, 170 U.S. 189 (1898) List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 129 References External links United States Supreme Court cases of the Fuller Court United States substantive due process case law Legal history of West Virginia Medical regulation in the United States 1889 in United States case law 1889 in West Virginia Eclectic medicine United States Supreme Court cases