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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida et al.

480 U.S. 136 · 107 S. Ct. 1046 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 938

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
85-993
U.S. Reports
480 U.S. 136
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1046
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 938

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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