1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
512 U.S. 622 · 114 S. Ct. 2445 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4831
The record
- Term
- 1993
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 93-44
- U.S. Reports
- 512 U.S. 622
- S. Ct. citation
- 114 S. Ct. 2445
- LEXIS citation
- 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4831
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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