1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Ferris J. Alexander, Sr. v. United States
509 U.S. 544 · 113 S. Ct. 2766 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4409
The record
- Term
- 1992
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 91-1526
- U.S. Reports
- 509 U.S. 544
- S. Ct. citation
- 113 S. Ct. 2766
- LEXIS citation
- 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4409
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
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