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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

FW/PBS, Inc., dba Paris Adult Bookstore II, et al. v. City of Dallas et al.

493 U.S. 215 · 110 S. Ct. 596 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 334

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
87-2012
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 215
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 596
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 334

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in FW/PBS, Inc., dba Paris Adult Bookstore II, et al. v. City of Dallas et al.
JusticeVote
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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