1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Leathers, Commissioner of Revenues of Arkansas v. Medlock et al.
499 U.S. 439 · 111 S. Ct. 1438 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2220
The record
- Term
- 1990
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 90-29
- U.S. Reports
- 499 U.S. 439
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 1438
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2220
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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