1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Forsyth County, Georgia v. The Nationalist Movement
505 U.S. 123 · 112 S. Ct. 2395 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3692
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 91-538
- U.S. Reports
- 505 U.S. 123
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 2395
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3692
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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