1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana et al.
489 U.S. 46 · 109 S. Ct. 916 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 648
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 87-470
- U.S. Reports
- 489 U.S. 46
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 916
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 648
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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