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1985 term · Burger Court · 7-2

City of Renton et al. v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., et al.

475 U.S. 41 · 106 S. Ct. 925 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 2

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
84-1360
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 41
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 925
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 2

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Renton et al. v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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