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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Joseph McIntyre, Executor of Estate of Margaret McIntyre, Deceased v. Ohio Elections Commission

514 U.S. 334 · 115 S. Ct. 1511 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 2847

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
93-986
U.S. Reports
514 U.S. 334
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1511
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 2847

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Joseph McIntyre, Executor of Estate of Margaret McIntyre, Deceased v. Ohio Elections Commission.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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