1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0
Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board, et al.
502 U.S. 105 · 112 S. Ct. 501 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7172
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 90-1059
- U.S. Reports
- 502 U.S. 105
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 501
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7172
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Unknown |
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