1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
County of Allegheny et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union, Greater Pittsburgh Chapter, et al.
492 U.S. 573 · 109 S. Ct. 3086 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3468
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 87-2050
- U.S. Reports
- 492 U.S. 573
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 3086
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3468
How the bench divided
MCCCCDDDD
M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
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