1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, et al. v. American Civil Liberties Union et al.
521 U.S. 844 · 117 S. Ct. 2329 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4037
The record
- Term
- 1996
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 96-511
- U.S. Reports
- 521 U.S. 844
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 2329
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4037
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
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