1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
518 U.S. 727 · 116 S. Ct. 2374 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4261
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 95-124
- U.S. Reports
- 518 U.S. 727
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 2374
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 4261
How the bench divided
MCCCCCCDD
M 1 majorityC 6 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Stephen Breyer | Judgment of the Court |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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