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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.

492 U.S. 115 · 109 S. Ct. 2829 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3135

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-515
U.S. Reports
492 U.S. 115
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2829
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 3135

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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