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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0

Eu, Secretary of State of California, et al. v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee et al.

489 U.S. 214 · 109 S. Ct. 1013 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1042

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-1269
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 214
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1013
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1042

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Eu, Secretary of State of California, et al. v. San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
William RehnquistUnknown

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