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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc., et al. v. United States Olympic Committee et al.

483 U.S. 522 · 107 S. Ct. 2971 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2895

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-270
U.S. Reports
483 U.S. 522
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 2971
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2895

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc., et al. v. United States Olympic Committee et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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