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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

John J. Hurley and South Boston Allied War Veterans Council v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, etc., et al.

515 U.S. 557 · 115 S. Ct. 2338 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4050

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
94-749
U.S. Reports
515 U.S. 557
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 2338
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 4050

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in John J. Hurley and South Boston Allied War Veterans Council v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston, etc., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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