1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Butterworth, Attorney General of Florida, et al. v. Smith
494 U.S. 624 · 110 S. Ct. 1376 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1533
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 88-1993
- U.S. Reports
- 494 U.S. 624
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 1376
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1533
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
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