1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0
City of Los Angeles et al. v. Preferred Communications, Inc.
476 U.S. 488 · 106 S. Ct. 2034 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 81
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 85-390
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 488
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2034
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 81
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
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