1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
44 Liquormart, Inc. and Peoples Super Liquor Stores, Inc. v. Rhode Island and Rhode Island Liquor Stores Association
517 U.S. 484 · 116 S. Ct. 1495 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3020
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 94-1140
- U.S. Reports
- 517 U.S. 484
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 1495
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3020
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCC
M 3 majorityC 6 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
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