1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2
United States v. Providence Journal Co. et al.
485 U.S. 693 · 108 S. Ct. 1502 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2034
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 87-65
- U.S. Reports
- 485 U.S. 693
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 1502
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2034
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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