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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., and Brian Rumbaugh v. Walter Lee

505 U.S. 672 · 112 S. Ct. 2701 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 4532

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91-155
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 672
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2701
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 4532

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc., and Brian Rumbaugh v. Walter Lee.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent

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