1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3
Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter for Tennessee v. Mary Rebecca Freeman
504 U.S. 191 · 112 S. Ct. 1846 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3125
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 90-1056
- U.S. Reports
- 504 U.S. 191
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 1846
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3125
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDD?
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Judgment of the Court |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Unknown |
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