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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Osborne v. Ohio

495 U.S. 103 · 110 S. Ct. 1691 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2036

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-5986
U.S. Reports
495 U.S. 103
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 1691
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 2036

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Osborne v. Ohio.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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