1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Massachusetts v. Oakes
491 U.S. 576 · 109 S. Ct. 2633 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3116
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 87-1651
- U.S. Reports
- 491 U.S. 576
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2633
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3116
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Judgment of the Court |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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