1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Riley, District Attorney of the Tenth Prosecutorial District of North Carolina, et al. v. National Federation of the Blind of North Carolina, Inc., et al.
487 U.S. 781 · 108 S. Ct. 2667 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 3031
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 87-328
- U.S. Reports
- 487 U.S. 781
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 2667
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 3031
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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