1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
United States v. Shawn D. Eichman, David Gerald Blalock and Scott W. Tyler
496 U.S. 310 · 110 S. Ct. 2404 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3087
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 89-1433
- U.S. Reports
- 496 U.S. 310
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 2404
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3087
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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