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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Luther R. Campbell aka Luke Skyywalker, et al. v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

510 U.S. 569 · 114 S. Ct. 1164 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 2052

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
92-1292
U.S. Reports
510 U.S. 569
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 1164
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 2052

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Luther R. Campbell aka Luke Skyywalker, et al. v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence

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