1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Austin, Michigan Secretary of State, et al. v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce
494 U.S. 652 · 110 S. Ct. 1391 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1665
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 88-1569
- U.S. Reports
- 494 U.S. 652
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 1391
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1665
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
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