1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Texas Monthly, Inc. v. Bullock, Comptroller of Public Accounts of State of Texas, et al.
489 U.S. 1 · 109 S. Ct. 890 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 662
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 87-1245
- U.S. Reports
- 489 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 890
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 662
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
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