1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
The Florida Star v. B. J. F.
491 U.S. 524 · 109 S. Ct. 2603 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3120
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
- Docket
- 87-329
- U.S. Reports
- 491 U.S. 524
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2603
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3120
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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