1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Ronald W. Rosenberger, et al. v. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia et al.
515 U.S. 819 · 115 S. Ct. 2510 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4461
The record
- Term
- 1994
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 94-329
- U.S. Reports
- 515 U.S. 819
- S. Ct. citation
- 115 S. Ct. 2510
- LEXIS citation
- 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4461
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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