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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton

491 U.S. 657 · 109 S. Ct. 2678 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3133

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-10
U.S. Reports
491 U.S. 657
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2678
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 3133

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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