1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 4-3
City of Lakewood v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
486 U.S. 750 · 108 S. Ct. 2138 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2863
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 4-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 86-1042
- U.S. Reports
- 486 U.S. 750
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 2138
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2863
How the bench divided
MMMMDDD??
M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Unknown |
| Anthony Kennedy | Unknown |
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