1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3
Michael Boos, J. Michael Waller and Bridget Brooker v. Marion S. Barry, Jr., Mayor, District of Columbia, et al.
485 U.S. 312 · 108 S. Ct. 1157 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1445
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 86-803
- U.S. Reports
- 485 U.S. 312
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 1157
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 1445
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD?
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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