1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Rutan et al. v. Republican Party of Illinois et al.
497 U.S. 62 · 110 S. Ct. 2729 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3298
The record
- Term
- 1989
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 88-1872
- U.S. Reports
- 497 U.S. 62
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 2729
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3298
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
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