1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Greater New Orleans Broadcasting Association, Inc., etc., et al. v. United States et al.
527 U.S. 173 · 119 S. Ct. 1923 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4010
The record
- Term
- 1998
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 98-387
- U.S. Reports
- 527 U.S. 173
- S. Ct. citation
- 119 S. Ct. 1923
- LEXIS citation
- 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4010
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
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