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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Los Angeles Police Department v. United Reporting Publishing Corporation

528 U.S. 32 · 120 S. Ct. 483 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 8239

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
98-678
U.S. Reports
528 U.S. 32
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 483
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 8239

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 6 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Los Angeles Police Department v. United Reporting Publishing Corporation.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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