1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., dba Minneapolis Star & Tribune Co., et al.
501 U.S. 663 · 111 S. Ct. 2513 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3639
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 and remanded
- Docket
- 90-634
- U.S. Reports
- 501 U.S. 663
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 2513
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3639
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
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