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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association et al.

493 U.S. 411 · 110 S. Ct. 768 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 638

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-1198
U.S. Reports
493 U.S. 411
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 768
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 638

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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