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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman etc.

505 U.S. 577 · 112 S. Ct. 2649 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4364

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
90-1014
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 577
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2649
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4364

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Robert E. Lee, Individually and as Principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, et al. v. Daniel Weisman etc.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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