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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

City of Dallas et al. v. Stanglin, Individually and dba Twilight Skating Rink

490 U.S. 19 · 109 S. Ct. 1591 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1751

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-1848
U.S. Reports
490 U.S. 19
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1591
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1751

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in City of Dallas et al. v. Stanglin, Individually and dba Twilight Skating Rink.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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