1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
520 U.S. 180 · 117 S. Ct. 1174 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2078
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 95-992
- U.S. Reports
- 520 U.S. 180
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 1174
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2078
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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