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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

City of Houston, Texas v. Hill

482 U.S. 451 · 107 S. Ct. 2502 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2617

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-243
U.S. Reports
482 U.S. 451
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2502
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2617

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Houston, Texas v. Hill.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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