1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
David Dawson v. Delaware
503 U.S. 159 · 112 S. Ct. 1093 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1536
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 90-6704
- U.S. Reports
- 503 U.S. 159
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 1093
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1536
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 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 |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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