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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/A Power 94

509 U.S. 418 · 113 S. Ct. 2696 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4402

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
92-486
U.S. Reports
509 U.S. 418
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 2696
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 4402

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States and Federal Communications Commission v. Edge Broadcasting Company T/A Power 94.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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