1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Arcara, District Attorney of Erie County v. Cloud Books, Inc., dba Village Book & News Store, et al.
478 U.S. 697 · 106 S. Ct. 3172 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 140
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 85-437
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 697
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 3172
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 140
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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