1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Rav v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota
505 U.S. 377 · 112 S. Ct. 2538 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3863
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 90-7675
- U.S. Reports
- 505 U.S. 377
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 2538
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3863
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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