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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Michael Barnes, Prosecuting Attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana, et al. v. Glen Theatre, Inc., et al.

501 U.S. 560 · 111 S. Ct. 2456 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3633

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
90-26
U.S. Reports
501 U.S. 560
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 2456
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3633

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michael Barnes, Prosecuting Attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana, et al. v. Glen Theatre, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
William RehnquistJudgment of the Court
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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